NASA's Basement Nuclear Reactor 368
cylonlover writes "If Joseph Zawodny, a senior scientist at NASA's Langley Research Center, is correct, the future of energy may lie in a nuclear reactor small enough and safe enough to be installed where the home water heater once sat. Using weak nuclear forces that turn nickel and hydrogen into a new source of atomic energy, the process offers a light, portable means of producing tremendous amounts of energy for the amount of fuel used. It could conceivably power homes, revolutionize transportation and even clean the environment."
One small problem (Score:5, Funny)
"But what about the terrorists?"
Government: Approval Denied.
Re:Tamper-proof? (Score:5, Funny)
Science win (Score:3, Funny)
Re:One small problem (Score:3, Funny)
I guess its practical application is 30 years away.
Re:This is stupid. (Score:5, Funny)
If something can be done on a small scale, it can be done better on a large scale This is why we have power stations.
... and brothels?
I can see the marketing slogan right now (Score:5, Funny)
"Brought to you by the knights who say NiH!"
Re:One small problem (Score:5, Funny)
So in other words, this has not been conclusively proven impossible [xkcd.com].
Re:Tamper-proof? (Score:5, Funny)
Just try... (Score:5, Funny)
...getting the landlord to fix the nuclear reactor.
It's hard enough to get him to fix the water heater.
Re:This is stupid. (Score:3, Funny)
If something can be done on a small scale, it can be done better on a large scale This is why we have power stations.
... and brothels?
In this country we call a large scale whore house Congress.
Re:huh (Score:4, Funny)
what the fuck is gizmag?
When I were a lad, we spelled it jizz mag, and we were happy.
Re:One small problem (Score:4, Funny)
In the UK its illegal for anyone to possess information that might be useful in commiting an act of terror. So that pretty much bans all knowledge
But it does explain a lot about Comprehensive Education.