[Phys-L] Re: Stories from Harpers: Radioactive Boyscout

[Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV>]

I was responding to my understanding of a story alleging that
someone had collected radium from old watches and used it
create some sort of nuclear reactor.  If that is the allegation, I
don't need to read the story.  By analogy, I would not waste my
time on a story about a visitation from inhabitants of an asteroid.
                                Regards,
                                        Jack



On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Marc "Zeke" Kossover wrote:

> --- Jack Uretsky <jlu@HEP.ANL.GOV> wrote:
>
> > I suggest that this story is in the same category as
> > the story about the
> > kid who supposedly asked for the library book and
> > was interviewed by the
> > FBI.
>
> I'm confused. Do you believe that this story as
> published in Harper's Magazine was made up or heavily
> embellished? My school has ProQuest and it was easy
> enough to look up the article. A more or less complete
> version can be found here
> <http://www.geektimes.com/michael/culture/humor/items/Geekish/radioactive.html>
>
> Or is it your complaint that the article cited in the
> earlier post
> <http://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.html>
> is very bad editing job of the original Harper's?
>
> Marc "Zeke" Kossover
>
>
>
>
>
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