How to Accidentally Build a Nuclear Bomb at Home
A completely serious guide to doing something without meaning to. Results not guaranteed. Accidents never are.
Short answer
You can't — not by accident, and not on purpose. Nuclear weapons need materials no kitchen, garage or online shop will ever have. The most explosive thing you will accidentally make at home is an egg left in the microwave. Please make toast instead.
The step-by-step accident
- Check your kitchen for uranium. You will find rice, an old onion and a spoon you thought you lost in 2019. None of these are uranium.
- Reconsider your life choices. If this was a serious search, the answer is still no, and a very polite person from a government agency may now be curious about your browser history.
- Make something that actually goes boom safely. Popcorn. Pressurised kernels, rapid expansion, deeply satisfying, and the fallout is butter.
- Channel the energy into code. Want to build something powerful in your bedroom? Software is the only explosion that makes the world better. Start there.
People also ask
Is it actually possible to make a nuclear bomb at home?
No. It requires highly controlled materials and industrial facilities. It is not possible at home, accidentally or otherwise — and this page contains jokes, not instructions.
What can explode by accident at home?
Mostly your microwave dinner and your group chat. Keep a fire extinguisher in the kitchen and you are ahead of most people.