Fun with fusion: Freshman's nuclear fusion reactor has USU physics faculty in awe

OK, so the guy builds a fusion reactor out of spare parts, big deal. The real story is the project that beat him in the rankings of the Physics competition, pulling the first award of $3,000 called "Is Eating Blueberry Pie Bad for You?" That's a damn physics project.

I can answer that question: No. Blueberry pie is soooo good for you. Where's my $3,000 intel? Here I am sitting on this perfectly good orbiting laser platform that I just need funding to complete. $3,000 would go nicely towards completing my death ray.

Now if I could just get a hang of rocket physics so that I won't accidentaly blow myself up when I try to launch it and myself into a high Earth orbit from whence I will rain fire and death down apon the Earth Old Testament Style.

The results of the competition are here.

Thanks to Gunny for pointing this one out to me.