231 - The Radioactive Boyscout

Don't Look Now

English - July 18, 2023 05:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratings
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David Hahn spent his teen years attempting to build a breeder reactor in the potting shed behind his house. His work resulted in a crude neutron source, a merit badge, and the unintentional creation of a superfund site and a trip to jail.