The Demon Core

This object was never meant to kill anyone… yet it did—twice. It wasn’t a bomb. It wasn’t glowing.

And it didn’t look dangerous. It was a small metal sphere created during early nuclear research—

meant to help scientists understand reactions, not die from them. In the 1940s, scientists tested

it by hand. No protective gear. No remote controls. Just confidence… and habit.

They even had a nickname for these experiments. They called it “tickling the dragon’s tail.”

Because if they went too far—the reaction would bite. The danger was invisible. No heat.

No sound. No warning. The first accident happened late at night.

A scientist working alone made a small mistake— pushing the sphere into a sudden runaway