A Story About “Radioactive Boy Scout”, A Guy Who Was Too Smart For His Age (18 pics)
David Hahn was a boy scout from a small town who was always fascinated with science and chemistry
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David’s passion grew even further when he acquired ‘The Golden Book Of Chemistry Experiments,’ as a gift from his grandfather
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David converted his mother’s basement into a lab where he could conduct chemical experiments
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During one accident, the family home was set on fire and Hahn’s mother decided that he should move his ‘lab’ into the shed in the backyard
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As a boy scout, David earned an Atomic Energy Merit Badge, which gave him the idea to build his own nuclear reactor
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He got in touch with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and started corresponding with them, pretending to be a physics teacher
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After the project was finished, the radiation levels in the area had risen dramatically, so David decided to dismantle the reactor
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While trying to get rid of it, David was stopped by the police and arrested. The authorities had cleared the shed off all nuclear materials
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David never agreed to do any tests to determine any possible damage done by his experiments, due to fear of what he might find
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Sadly, Hahn passed away in 2016 aged just 39, due to alcohol poisoning
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