Gingerbread Research Reactor

Roughly modeled off a TRIGA Mark 1 reactor, featuring candycane central thimble and control rods, red candycane fuel rods (didn't work out as well as I would hoped - they are neither close-packed nor much of an array), Cerenkov Sweet Tarts (even though there's no pool, gasp!). The lack of pool is due to budget constraints, by which I mean lack of gingerbread, so the reactor is staffed with radiation-immune gummi bears.

Jargon definitions:
ALARA - As Low As Reasonably Achievable, which is what we think our radiation dose should be

RAM - A kind of radiation monitor. Over 9000 is kinda a high reading, but that's what the gummi bears get for not having a pool.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• gingerbread house
• christmas
• nuclear reactor
• research reactor

[bothenook]

that is the coolest gingerbread research reactor i've ever seen.

and yes, you have stuck a huge dork sign on your forehead. welcome to the club. we will be sending you your official dork club literature and plastic wallet identification card in the mail, as well as several valuable offers from our corporate partners.

[alidab34r]

:P sweet.

It was awesome fun to make, too.

[alidab34r]

Nahh, I just know a fair bit about reactors and was bored.

[paF4uko]

Hilarious! Are you nuclear physicians?