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Offline Jolly Roger

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13 yr old carries out nuclear fusion!
« on: Thursday, 06 March, 2014 @ 10:43:48 »
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A 13-year-old boy from Preston has become the youngest person ever to successfully carry out atomic fusion.

Jamie Edwards built a nuclear reactor before successfully smashing two hydrogen atoms together, making helium through nuclear fusion.
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-26450494#

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Re: 13 yr old carries out nuclear fusion!
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, 06 March, 2014 @ 13:08:35 »
More school kids should build nuclear reactors. So much better than them hanging around on street corners being a nuisance.

Why You Cannot Build a Nuclear (Fission) Reactor At home