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The appendix from the scientists documenting where they learned various things is a thrilling read. And, TIL that you should not use classified material as a p
by floatingatoll 13y ago
The appendix from the scientists documenting where they learned various things is a thrilling read.
And, TIL that you should not use classified material as a paperweight.
"Marv Williamson (whose office was just down the hall from us) kept an interesting paperweight on his desk.
[REDACTED: several hundred words, presumably describing it.]
We still have no idea what it really is because we don't want to ask! It was probably because we found it here in the Laboratory that we were led to speculate about it in the first place."
- ChrisClark 13y agoI'm sure that part right there has spawned a lot of conspiracy theories, especially concerning aliens. :)
- leephillips 13y agoMaybe it was a sphere. http://nuclearsecrecy.com/blog/2012/08/29/forbidden-spheres/ http://nuclearsecrecy.com/blog/2012/08/29/forbidden-spheres/
- cynwoody 13y ago> [REDACTED: several hundred words, presumably describing it.] How to build the Super using a conventional initiator?
- VLM 13y agoIts an interesting trivia question. One of Feynman's many autobiographical books described how they had spheres and hemispheres of all manner of crazy stuff to test neutron flux and explosive lens issues. He specifically mentioned gold and silver, because normally it would be pretty insane to have giant lumps of that stuff laying around, but given the level of perceived security, using a hemisphere of solid 24kt gold as a desk paperweight isn't so crazy after all. Its probably more secure on his desk than in a normal bank vault or merely ft knox or whatever.