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Man builds nuclear reactor in Bed Stuy

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10385853.stm By day, Mark Suppes is a web developer for fashion giant Gucci. By night, he cycles to a New York warehouse and tinkers with his own nuclear fusion reactor.
Response by Riversider
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http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-06/deuterium-diy-man-builds-homemade-nuclear-fusion-reactor-brooklyn

But rest easy, Brooklynites. Reactors of this kind are both legal and safe. It uses no fissile materials like uranium or plutonium that are associated with nuclear weapons, and it produces no pollution or other byproduct, other than heat. Suppes' reactor uses deuterium gas to fuel his reactor, which essentially creates an ideal atmosphere for fusion before mashing neutrons together at high energy.

While all the components of Suppes' machine – including the deuterium gas – were acquired through legal channels, some of it is somewhat dangerous. His power supply provides 30,000 volts, and his reactor does put off a negligible amount of radiation as it smashes neutrons together.

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Response by stevejhx
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Why do you post these irrelevant things?

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Response by Wbottom
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hey, at least it's not the usual glennbeckhannity take on the world

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Response by Riversider
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Any affect on Real Estate values?

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Response by sledgehammer
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Man! You're pathetic! No friends or wife to talk to about these things? Instead you post it on a RE blog where nobody gives a $hit...

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Response by stevejhx
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No affect at all. No effect, either.

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