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Reminds me of the 'radioactive eagle scout', because while he was attempting to build his breeder reactor from old radioactive material - including clock paint from antique clocks - his 'big score' was that he found an almost full bottle of radium paint in the back of a clock.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn
Nb: I believe that story is from Ken Silverstein's book about him, its not in the Wiki article.
Jesus that wiki article got real sad, real quick. From a promising potential career and boundless curiosity to dead at 39 from drug abuse with paranoid schizophrenia. Don't tinker with radioactive elements without a proper understanding of required safety procedures and maximum exposure levels, folks.
Also, proper understanding of the safety procedures won't protect you. You have to actually apply them. Don't ask me how I found it.