Teen Who Built Nuclear Reactor Kicked Out of Science Fair

What's the big deal?

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Apparently being a genius is a crime in Wyoming.

A high school senior from Newcastle was disqualified from the International Science and Engineering Fair in May on a technicality. Why? Well, 18-year-old Conrad Fansworth, who is one of a handful of teens to successfully build a nuclear fusion reactor, had apparently entered too many science fairs. 

The technicality seems a bit rash, especially given Fansworth's ingenuity.

“It’s frustrating having four years to get to a single point go down the drain,” Farnsworth said. “And it’s silly. It’s a science fair. Seriously, aren’t they supposed to be promoting science and not bureaucracy?”

[viaHuffPo]

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