>> A-Bomb is simple.
>>
>> 1. Take sub-critical amount of U235 in left hand.
>> 2. Take sub-critical amount of U235 in right hand.
>> 3. Clamp the hands together.
>>
>> BINGO, you have a nice hole in the earth, approx. half-mile diameter.



Nah, just one badly irradiated fellow.  There is no way you could get them
to
go supercritical in any useful way like that.


>        This is of course assuming the two put together hit critical mass,
and that
>you don't succumb to radiation poisoning either! :)


Until you clap them together, you're probably ok. After that, you may begin
to feel
a bit ill.   Hmm. a new terrorist weapon? "Clap for Allah!"