Apparently David Hahn used the radium paint from old clocks to make a neutron gun for irradiating his DIY nuclear reactor. If you haven't heard about that, it'

Apparently David Hahn used the radium paint from old clocks to make a neutron gun for irradiating his DIY nuclear reactor. If you haven't heard about that, it's a remarkable story about a precocious kid who could put Ferris Bueller to shame. He cons material supply companies, gets arrested for stealing smoke detectors, and single-handedly creates a superfund site. And in the end, he gets to fulfill his dream of working with nuclear energy by serving on a nuclear aircraft carrier. Honestly, it reads like a movie script and makes me ashamed of how I squandered my youth: https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/ https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scou... Also, if you can find a PDF of "The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments" which that article occasionally quotes...wow. How did kids survive the '70s? Page 35, "making chlorine gas in the home lab"...