Man Arrested For Trying to Split the Atom at Home
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Haha, this reminds me of the Church of the Atom quest in Fallout, for some reason. 
Pretty cool, but the guy is still a bit of an idiot, and I'm glad he was caught. Even so, I'm wondering if we could waive the prison sentence for this fellow, in the name of encouraging innovation, and his experiments being freakin' awesome and so on and so forth.
Pretty cool, but the guy is still a bit of an idiot, and I'm glad he was caught. Even so, I'm wondering if we could waive the prison sentence for this fellow, in the name of encouraging innovation, and his experiments being freakin' awesome and so on and so forth.
It's only a crime if you say "Muahahahaha!" a lot while being awesome.Tzekelkan said:
He should've kept it to the minimum when he was calling the Radiation Authority. I mean, they probably thought he was some sort of nut. Imagine that.
What sort of age do we live in that a man can't even perform mad science experiments in his own home?!?! What's next? Telling me I can't make a clone army of myself in my basement? Saying I can't test my death ray on neighbors obnoxiously loud children? Or maybe even that the national treasury isn't an acceptable place to test my new liquid explosive? Mark my words the days of the mad scientist are becoming numbered indeed. We must speak up and defend our rights!
Ok, the guy is good at science. But Swedish police don't hate science, they hate the reckless endangerment of people. Remember that one guy who gave everyone in his apartment building cancer by bringing radioactive material home with him from work? Imagine all the kinds of bad shit this guy could have wrought on those around him.
Where did he get the radioactive materials necessary for such experiments? And I give him kudos for trying to learn something new. Most people just lay around, watching TV or searching for interesting news stories on their favorite online video game magazine.
Splitting one atom would make about one grain of sand jump. You massively overestimate the power of an atomic explosion.samsonguy920 said:
He may have been in possession of radioactive material, but I doubt he would have managed to do anything without smuggling in some hardcore equipment.
You're allowed to build advance rocketry in the comfort of your own home, but God help you if you try to split a few atoms in the kitchen sink.
The government should have no business in what goes on behind 11-inch thick lead doors.
The government should have no business in what goes on behind 11-inch thick lead doors.
What kind of soulless rubber stamp of a prosecutor seeks to press charges against someone like that?
He apparently incriminated himself by contacting the authorities and asking for guidance on following regulations. He was arrested as a direct result of attempting to bring his actions in line with the law. Prosecuting in those circumstances sends the message that if you're not sure what you're doing is legal, it's too late to go back, and you're better off covering it up.
Hopefully they have enough sense to advise a fine as punishment instead of jail.
He apparently incriminated himself by contacting the authorities and asking for guidance on following regulations. He was arrested as a direct result of attempting to bring his actions in line with the law. Prosecuting in those circumstances sends the message that if you're not sure what you're doing is legal, it's too late to go back, and you're better off covering it up.
Hopefully they have enough sense to advise a fine as punishment instead of jail.
His mistake was asking for permission...he should have just built a 100 foot tall nuclear-powered robot and sent it downtown to demand permission from the few who survive the death cannon attack.
Then someone would have to confront him in his lair...wearing lead-lined underwear on the outside and a rubber suit to prevent gasses from touching the skin.
Then someone would have to confront him in his lair...wearing lead-lined underwear on the outside and a rubber suit to prevent gasses from touching the skin.