College Freshman Builds Fusion Reactor 680
Aiua writes "The Deseret Morning News is reporting that a Utah State University freshman has built a nuclear fusion reactor and compares how the student is similar to Philo T. Farnsworth (the inventor of the television and designer of the plans for a fusion reactor)."
Um.... (Score:5, Funny)
Farnsworth? (Score:4, Funny)
Mr. Wallace please report... (Score:5, Funny)
fantastic (Score:2, Funny)
terrorist (Score:2, Funny)
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Comment removed (Score:1, Funny)
way too much time (Score:4, Funny)
Utah Fusion (Score:4, Funny)
Oh yeah, I forgot... that line of investigation went cold.
Maybe he thought... (Score:5, Funny)
Freshman 15 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Maybe he thought... (Score:5, Funny)
Fusion is hotter than an older college chick.
ehh... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:way too much time (Score:4, Funny)
pm
Second Place? (Score:5, Funny)
First place? (Score:2, Funny)
What in the name of all that is geeky won FIRST place??
Wow, tough crowd! (Score:2, Funny)
CDs (Score:5, Funny)
I guess we have a new winner for what to do with AOL CDs.
Re:Farnsworth? (Score:3, Funny)
Still, a man can dream. A man can dream....
Finally! A use for those AOL and MSDN CD's!! (Score:5, Funny)
Craig built a neutron modulator (which slows down the emitted neutrons so they can be detected) out of a few hundred spare CDs.
Re:Wow, tough crowd! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:terrorist (Score:3, Funny)
The RIAA is currently investigating ... (Score:5, Funny)
RIAA: "They wouldn't be CD's with pirated music on them would they ??"
Wallace: "No sir, Mr. RIAA-man. But you can have a look yourself. I keep them over there in that nuclear reactor. Fill your boots."
Wait a minute (Score:3, Funny)
Re:So... not much, right? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm in rare form tonight, must have forgotten my meds.
In other news (Score:4, Funny)
Sheesh .... (Score:5, Funny)
I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR THAT!
Re:Title is misleading (Score:5, Funny)
Errr, yeah; what kind of stupid bastard mistakes a deu... deuterium
*darts eyes back and forth*
I think this means something else (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Um.... (Score:5, Funny)
Sir, we've finally found those weapons of mass destruction. They were in a dorm in Utah.
Re:Cool, But No Breeder Reactor (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Farnsworth? (Score:4, Funny)
If he pulled the fing-longer-er out, he'd probably begin to wish he hadn't invented the smelloscope...
Re:Maybe he thought... (Score:5, Funny)
Bloom County (Score:3, Funny)
"Attention students! Fire drill!"
Re:way too much time (Score:2, Funny)
Are there rubbish dumps like this outside America? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Required materials (Score:3, Funny)
conflicting posts (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Mr. Fusion (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Just a question.. (Score:3, Funny)
Comment removed (Score:0, Funny)
Re:In other news (Score:4, Funny)
OT: rearranging (Score:2, Funny)
Re:The Intel Science Fair (Score:2, Funny)
LIAR!!! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Um.... (Score:3, Funny)
Wesley? Is that you? (Score:3, Funny)
Looks like Mr.Crusher has some competition!
Re:terrorist (Score:5, Funny)
Only Second Place?! (Score:5, Funny)
Wow, building a nuclear fusion reactor only gets you second place in Intel's science contest? What did the kid who got first place do, find a cure for cancer?
Re:Farnsworth? (Score:4, Funny)
Words he will never hear... (Score:3, Funny)
Words this kid will never hear: "Baby, you make me hotter than a Poisser plasma reaction."
Big deal... (Score:1, Funny)
High school fusion.... (Score:2, Funny)