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Old 02-06-2021, 06:17 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by humfrz View Post
Brings to mind a back-in-the-day story about a nuclear reactor and a garage (basement in this case).

I worked for a bit over a year at IITRI (Illinois Institute of Technology Research Institute) in Chicago.

My office was located in the basement of the same building as the first industrial nuclear reactor. I used to go over and look at where it was. Yep, a few of the lead bricks that lined the housing of the reactor (that were't too hot) were still scattered around the campus.

Now, ya all know why I am the way I am - and here all along you thought it was because of my 20 years researching experimental pesticides -


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