Posted by RichA on 07/26/06 23:09

Fred Goodwin, CMA wrote:
> 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.

It was a fascinating story and it highlighted a graphic problem that is
stifling creativity
in the U.S. today; The pathological fear of risk, when it comes to
anything. Ads urge mommies to carry frigging gelled alcohol to
constantly wipe their kids hands, chemistry sets contain nothing
remotely interesting anymore because of "safety concerns."
They are turning adults and children into a nation of SISSIES afraid to
take any kind
risk that would assist them in learning or just developing as a human
and not a robot.

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