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Old 11-18-2010, 10:04 PM   #31
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I'm talking out my arse here, I have no real working knowledge of physics. I basically know how a nuke functions (real basic here). So meh, I guess if you did have the radioactive substance the explosion trigger would be like you said, a engineering problem. Still I feel like a working knowledge of Physics should probably be required to build one.

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You don't need degree in quantum electrodynamics to solder a new mother board into a computer. I can't think why you would need a degree in physics to put together a nuke with knowledge of the concept (a simple Research roll these days) and the right materials.
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Old 11-18-2010, 10:10 PM   #32
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You don't need degree in quantum electrodynamics to solder a new mother board into a computer. I can't think why you would need a degree in physics to put together a nuke with knowledge of the concept (a simple Research roll these days) and the right materials.
I never said degree, I said working knowledge. And I totally agree about the Research roll, but like I said. I don't know so I'mma stop debating that topic, I just don't have enough info on it.

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Old 11-18-2010, 10:44 PM   #33
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I'm pretty sure you'd get a substantial 'equipment bonus' for that.
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Old 11-19-2010, 12:48 AM   #34
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I'm pretty sure you'd get a substantial 'equipment bonus' for that.
You mean this piece of equipment? http://www.bigfollow.com/10029-BOMB_...try_to_keep_up
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Old 11-19-2010, 03:52 AM   #35
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Any idiot, well almost any idiot, can be taught to put something together without ever actually knowing the underlying principles of how it works.
Just look at IKEA furniture.
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Old 11-19-2010, 08:14 PM   #36
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Just look at IKEA furniture.
You had to bring affordable Swedish furniture into it!

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Old 11-20-2010, 12:17 PM   #37
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Just look at IKEA furniture.
is it sad that one of my best friends required me to put together his IKEA bed?
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Old 11-20-2010, 12:35 PM   #38
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is it sad that one of my best friends required me to put together his IKEA bed?
Not really. There are lots of IKEA products that are trivially easy to do with two people, but a royal PITA if it's just you. The desk I'm sitting at right now would be one of the latter*.

*not a picture of my desk, just a very similar model.
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Old 11-20-2010, 01:25 PM   #39
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is it sad that one of my best friends required me to put together his IKEA bed?
I don't know, I'm chronically inept at putting together beds. Thinking of the past four I put together (with a good friend of mine who's apparently just as cursed), only one turned out right. And one of the other ones was just an air mattress.
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Old 11-20-2010, 01:50 PM   #40
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But you're always left with extra plutonium and three screws.
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