Islander Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Really, this is taking DIY way too far... http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/swedish-man-caught-trying-to-split-atoms-at-home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Just so there's no confusion, he told the police he'd gone fission. http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/swedish-man-caught-trying-to-split-atoms-at-home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Or back in 1995 when a boy scout tried the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Looks like he got the Eagle Scout badge he was trying for. Pity he didn't try to become a real scientist later and get paid for experimenting, instead of getting arrested as an adult for stealing smoke detectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jheis Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Is there money to be made stealing smoke detectors? Enquiring minds want to know. James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Is there money to be made stealing smoke detectors? Enquiring minds want to know. James There must be, they're being stolen at an alarming rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cal Blacksmith Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 GROAN![:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Is there money to be made stealing smoke detectors? Enquiring minds want to know. This guy was after the miniscule amount of americium, a synthetic heavy element, that's contained in ionization-type smoke detectors, apparently to use in his home experiments. It looks like he's a bit obsessed.It's called a synthetic element because its short half-life of 432 years means that all the "original" americium in the environment has decayed into a more stable element, so all the current americium was made in a lab or factory. From Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium_smoke_detectorMore technical info on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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