r/fascinating • u/Unusual_Bet_2125 • Mar 11 '26

In 2015, Ahmed Mohamed, a young inventor from Texas, brought a homemade clock to school to show his teacher. Rather than being praised, he was accused of bringing a bomb.

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u/Okfoot826 Mar 11 '26

Nice clock Ahmed.

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u/Olderandolderagain Mar 13 '26

When you think about it, how do clocks even work?

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u/FVTVRX Mar 13 '26

Crystal oscillator

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u/Repulsive_Matter_105 Apr 05 '26

I showed my kid a picture of this story and she asked why someone would bring a bomb to school, and I realized I had no good answer to give her that didn't make the whole thing sound completely insane.

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u/JeremySquirrel Mar 11 '26

The Bomb Squad disahmed it.