Posted by Fred Goodwin, CMA on 07/25/06 18:25

jimp@specsol.spam.sux.com wrote:
>
> You get a European DVD and it won't play on your US DVD player.
>
> 1) Why are you surprised by this?

I didn't assume anything, if that's what you're getting at. I asked
the vendor ahead of time if it would play in a US DVD player and they
said yes.

On the off-chance that anyone else reading this decides to buy a copy
and is told the same thing, I thought it would be a public service to
post otherwise.

> 2) Why are you posting this to sci.physics?

I thought the story of how an average kid, working on his Atomic Energy
merit badge for Boy Scouts, could take everyday materials and build
himself a working nuclear reactor might be of interest to some of those
in sci.physics. For those who are interested, see:

"The Radioactive Boy Scout"

http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html

Those who are not interested are free to skip it.

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