 Michigan Teen creates Fusion Device, or, "How The Kid Next Door Can Totally Blow Your Shit Up." |
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| Michigan Teen creates Fusion Device, or, "How The Kid Next Door Can Totally Blow Your Shit Up." |
 Nov 21 2006, 03:36 AM
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 Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14  |
-------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Nov 21 2006, 11:38 AM
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pretty crazy
not to play devil's advocate (ok well maybe i am), but I'd be interested what his dad does for a living since they were compelled to say "with a little help from his dad". and while very impressive, it must not have been as ground breaking as it sounds when the guy is only semi-finalist at some research competition and "hopes to qualify" at some Intel science & engineering fair. another article mentions "The design of the model came from his own ideas and some suggestions from other science-lovers he met online." |
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Nov 28 2006, 10:10 PM
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 Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
I don't think there is any problem getting advice from other "science lovers". He is the one who actually put it together, did the research, bought the parts, and imagined it.
-------------------- A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power. How long have we known this? Faced this? And--how many of us do know it? Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up. I suppose only a few are aware of all this. Isolated persons here and there. But the broad masses... what do they think? All these hundreds of thousands in this city, here. Do they imagine that they live in a sane world? Or do they guess, glimpse, the truth...?
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Nov 29 2006, 02:15 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
ok... what "research" do you think he did? the kid found some plans, got some help, and zapped electricity through a tube. i'm not saying the kid aint a genius, i'm just saying the headline "TEEN CREATES FUSION in his home" is a little misleading.
i would seriously doubt the kid just woke up one day and thought.. gee if i take a steel chamber, make a vacuum, fill it with deuterium gas, then grab some parts of an old mammogram machine and switch it on with 40,000 volts i'll create fusion!! what it sounds like to me is the kid is extremely smart and interested in science, heard of people doing this, and wanted to do it himself. since it says his dad provided "a little help" i'm guessing his dad played some part in getting the parts necessary. now don't get me wrong i think it's great to see stuff like this, but the kid no more "created" fusion than i just "created" fertilizer when i took a dump earlier. here's the site's forum http://www.fusor.net/board/index.php?site=fusor |
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Nov 29 2006, 02:27 AM
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Group: Members Posts: 10,620 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Houston, TX Member No.: 48 |
heheh while sifting around that site i found this... oh the fun you could have...
http://www.wickedlasers.com/ |
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Nov 29 2006, 01:49 PM
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Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
The headline is not wrong, he did create fusion in his home. Yeah, he may have gotten some help but it is still remarkable for his age. I would not have been able to do anything like that at 17, and I doubt I still could.
-------------------- A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power. How long have we known this? Faced this? And--how many of us do know it? Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up. I suppose only a few are aware of all this. Isolated persons here and there. But the broad masses... what do they think? All these hundreds of thousands in this city, here. Do they imagine that they live in a sane world? Or do they guess, glimpse, the truth...?
-Philip K. Dick |
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Nov 29 2006, 01:50 PM
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 DEATH TO ....something? Group: Members Posts: 5,618 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Parker, CO Member No.: 55 |
we should all pitch in for parts money so Christine can do something like that and one-up him
-------------------- I r Ur Gawd!
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Nov 29 2006, 02:21 PM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
You'll fund my orbital death laser, power armor, and battle mech projects? Sweet!
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Nov 29 2006, 09:44 PM
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 From Atlantis to Interzone Group: Global Moderators Posts: 2,512 Joined: 23-February 06 From: Somewhere in space and time Member No.: 65 |
I'll pitch in too. What's your address so I can send you $5?
-------------------- QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Oct 13 2006, 09:51 PM)  Holy shit, pebkac, you're awesome! "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." - Theodor Seuss Geisel (AKA Dr. Seuss) "An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all." - Oscar Wilde |
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Nov 30 2006, 01:20 AM
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Do they ignore parts of reality? Group: Moderators Posts: 2,935 Joined: 23-February 06 From: South Overton!!! Member No.: 46 |
You should build me a mech suit Christine.
-------------------- A psychotic world we live in. The madmen are in power. How long have we known this? Faced this? And--how many of us do know it? Perhaps if you know you are insane then you are not insane. Or you are becoming sane, finally. Waking up. I suppose only a few are aware of all this. Isolated persons here and there. But the broad masses... what do they think? All these hundreds of thousands in this city, here. Do they imagine that they live in a sane world? Or do they guess, glimpse, the truth...?
-Philip K. Dick |
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Nov 30 2006, 10:20 AM
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Group: Admin Posts: 6,906 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Austin Member No.: 9 |
I have to wait for an influx of money before I can progress *too* far. Anyone have a nice big inheritance they'd like to throw my way?
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Nov 30 2006, 12:00 PM
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Retired Funk-bringer Group: Moderators Posts: 2,656 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Dallas Member No.: 14 |
QUOTE (impala454 @ Nov 29 2006, 02:15 AM) ok... what "research" do you think he did? the kid found some plans, got some help, and zapped electricity through a tube. i'm not saying the kid aint a genius, i'm just saying the headline "TEEN CREATES FUSION in his home" is a little misleading. i would seriously doubt the kid just woke up one day and thought.. gee if i take a steel chamber, make a vacuum, fill it with deuterium gas, then grab some parts of an old mammogram machine and switch it on with 40,000 volts i'll create fusion!! what it sounds like to me is the kid is extremely smart and interested in science, heard of people doing this, and wanted to do it himself. since it says his dad provided "a little help" i'm guessing his dad played some part in getting the parts necessary. now don't get me wrong i think it's great to see stuff like this, but the kid no more "created" fusion than i just "created" fertilizer when i took a dump earlier. here's the site's forum http://www.fusor.net/board/index.php?site=fusor if it's so easy, where's your fusion reactor? -------------------- WAIT. I'm not finished.
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Nov 30 2006, 04:07 PM
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  Group: Agents Posts: 4,026 Joined: 23-February 06 From: lu-bok Member No.: 41 |
QUOTE (zetec @ Nov 30 2006, 12:00 PM) if it's so easy, where's your fusion reactor? isnt the answer obvious? in his pants. -------------------- 32-bit whore
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