Teen Builds Nuclear Bomb Detector 210
DaneM writes "An enterprising teenage boy named Taylor Wilson, 17, has created a homemade, hand-held nuclear bomb detector. It utilizes a small fusion reactor that he made when he was 14, and detects nuclear materials by shooting neutrons at closed containers and exciting any nuclear materials inside — which, in turn, causes more radiation to be produced, and is detected by the device. This may provide a simpler, more effective alternative to searching containers visually, one-at-a-time. No information is given about how safe such a practice is. Taylor also has some choice things to say about how science is, in fact, very cool."
A small fusion reactor (Score:5, Funny)
A fusion reactor? (Score:0, Funny)
lol?!
Get with it people ! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Did he test it? (Score:3, Funny)
Well, it didn't detect any bombs, but there weren't any, so it has a 100% chance of getting the answer right when there are no bombs around.
Re:How very sad (Score:5, Funny)
This boy is clearly a genius with unlimited potential. How extraordinarily sad that he is applying all that potential to something as fucking idiotic as counter-terrorism.
Well, there's not much potential use for a fusor in investment banking, so I guess counter-terrorism is where the money is.
Re:A small fusion reactor (Score:2, Funny)
Next thing you know he'll be busting ghosts.