Jedi A.k.a. Richard Handl?

[Snacko]

Swedish Man Tries to Build Homemade Nuclear Reactor in Kitchen

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.

Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear material.

The 31-year-old Handl said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments, describing how he created a small meltdown on his stove.

Only later did he realize it might not be legal and sent a question to Sweden’s Radiation Authority, which answered by sending the police.

“I have always been interested in physics and chemistry,” Handl said, adding he just wanted to “see if it’s possible to split atoms at home.”

The police raid took place in late July, but police have refused to comment. If convicted, Handl could face fines or up to two years in prison.

Although he says police didn’t detect dangerous levels of radiation in his apartment, he now acknowledges the project wasn’t such a good idea.

“From now on, I will stick to the theory,” he said.

[Jediteo]

I would have succeeded.

[Tribunus]

Those old fashion fission reactors are so passé.

I’m sure that Jedi is working on a cold fusion reactor

[Jediteo]

Precisely. However obtaining a sufficient volume of hydrogen isotopes proves to be quite challenging.

[MadTrooper]

Swedish Man Tries to Build Homemade Nuclear Reactor in Kitchen

STOCKHOLM (AP) — A Swedish man who was arrested after trying to split atoms in his kitchen said Wednesday he was only doing it as a hobby.

Richard Handl told The Associated Press that he had the radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment in southern Sweden when police showed up and arrested him on charges of unauthorized possession of nuclear material.

The 31-year-old Handl said he had tried for months to set up a nuclear reactor at home and kept a blog about his experiments, describing how he created a small meltdown on his stove.

Only later did he realize it might not be legal and sent a question to Sweden’s Radiation Authority, which answered by sending the police.

“I have always been interested in physics and chemistry,” Handl said, adding he just wanted to “see if it’s possible to split atoms at home.”

The police raid took place in late July, but police have refused to comment. If convicted, Handl could face fines or up to two years in prison.

Although he says police didn’t detect dangerous levels of radiation in his apartment, he now acknowledges the project wasn’t such a good idea.

“From now on, I will stick to the theory,” he said.

That is scary. I'm sure that some $^%$&^& are probably trying to do nuc stuff with bad intentions and they might succeed some day.

[Jediteo]

The radioactive material he was playing with was pulled from smoke detectors and the like, and some minor stuff, not exactly the stuff of dirty bombs, or even a small fission explosive. Just another nutcase with a credit card and internet access.

[Fireman]

.....Just another nutcase with a credit card and internet access.

Aren't we all?

[BadAim]

.....Just another nutcase with a credit card and internet access.

Aren't we all?

[Akula]

Oh my... had to look deeper into this one...Jedi - what may be your comments on this?

[Jediteo]

HAHA, touché Akula.

[rox]

This has actually been done before, with more serious consequences

http://en.wikipedia....wiki/David_Hahn

Darwin award candidates both of them if you ask me. They obviously know a lot about radiation so the fact that they're still doing this and putting their health and that of others in danger speaks for itself. I there is absolutely no way one can do these things in a non-laborotory setting without irradiating themselves and everything around them.