A man from Sweden was arrested after it was discovered he was trying to split atoms and build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. He also blogged about his experiments the whole time.
Richard Handl kept radioactive elements radium, americium and uranium in his apartment, but he was arrested only after he had sent a question to Sweden?s Radiation Authority, asking whether what he was doing is legal.
?I wanted to see if it?s possible to split atoms at home,? Handl said. While it may be possible, it certainly is not legal under Sweden?s law, and Handl may be looking at two years in prison.
http://mashable.com/2011/08/04/man-a...d-split-atoms/
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a hell of a cook