Charlie StrossFeb 10, 2023

Lawyer dies after his hidden gun goes off during MRI scan

Leandro Mathias de Novaes’ gun went off due to magnetic field in the MRI scanning room:

It's a superconducting electromagnet, mate. The metal detectors on the door aren't there for your explodey penis substitute, they're there because ferrous metals go ZOOOOM if they get too close to the high-Tesla field!

It's like the dipshit ignored the pre-MRI fact sheet/briefing.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/brazil-lawyer-death-mri-gun-b2279514.html

Lawyer dies after his hidden gun goes off during MRI scan in Brazil

Leandro Mathias de Novaes’ gun went off due to magnetic field in the MRI scanning room

The Independent
Show threadQuantumJump
@cstross I think this is the first time I've heard of the missile effect involving an actual missile weapon
Feb 10, 2023 at 1:44pmWeb
Show threadJim Hughes ☢️Feb 10, 2023
@quantumjump @cstross there was a case in the US of a police officer walking through the wrong door and their gun getting sucked into the scanner bore and discharging.
More than one case, I think