Posted by mmeron on 07/25/06 20:57

In article <1153851951.619264.224640@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, "Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin@yahoo.com> writes:
>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.

Old and stale story. Calling this a reactor is akin to calling a
hobbyist's rocket "a balistic missile".

Mati Meron | "When you argue with a fool,
meron@cars.uchicago.edu | chances are he is doing just the same"

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