Originally Posted by HomelessScientist
On the Internet, people like to say "IANAL" ("I am not a lawyer") before launching into intricate legal discussions. But I am a nuclear physicist, and I will categorically state that no interactions with x-rays will turn water or plastic into metals. This story is BS.
Oh come on!
Given some of the outrageous lies told by the likes of TSA superstars such as Mark Hatfield and Michael Chertoff, I am surprised they haven't claimed that alchemy (transmutation) is possible.