This kid once built a nuclear reactor in his mom's basement

Nathan Johnson Published 10/22/2018 in wtf

he made the entire neighborhood radioactive

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David Hahn was a boy scout from a small town who was always fascinated with science and chemistry
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David’s passion grew even further when he acquired ‘The Golden Book Of Chemistry Experiments,’ as a gift from his grandfather
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David converted his mother’s basement into a lab where he could conduct chemical experiments
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During one accident, the family home was set on fire and Hahn’s mother decided that he should move his ‘lab’ into the shed in the backyard
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He got in touch with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and started corresponding with them, pretending to be a physics teacher
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After the project was finished, the radiation levels in the area had risen dramatically, so David decided to dismantle the reactor
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While trying to get rid of it, David was stopped by the police and arrested. The authorities had cleared the shed off all nuclear materials
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Sadly, Hahn passed away in 2016 aged just 39, due to alcohol poisoning
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1.
David Hahn was a boy scout from a small town who was always fascinated with science and chemistry
2.
3.
4.
David’s passion grew even further when he acquired ‘The Golden Book Of Chemistry Experiments,’ as a gift from his grandfather
5.
6.
7.
David converted his mother’s basement into a lab where he could conduct chemical experiments
8.
9.
10.
During one accident, the family home was set on fire and Hahn’s mother decided that he should move his ‘lab’ into the shed in the backyard
11.
12.
13.
He got in touch with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and started corresponding with them, pretending to be a physics teacher
14.
15.
16.
After the project was finished, the radiation levels in the area had risen dramatically, so David decided to dismantle the reactor
17.
18.
19.
While trying to get rid of it, David was stopped by the police and arrested. The authorities had cleared the shed off all nuclear materials
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Sadly, Hahn passed away in 2016 aged just 39, due to alcohol poisoning
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