PadreSJ

Pro-gun lawyer and influencer is repeatedly warned that he cannot have ANY metal on his person before he enters an MRI-scanning room.

He ignores the warnings and enters with a concealed handgun.

- MRI is energized

- Handgun is pulled towards the magnets

- Handgun discharges

- Man is shot in his abdomen and dies.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/lawyer-dies-after-his-hidden-gun-goes-off-during-mri-scan/ar-AA17iMkB?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=048c1266ce564122b48b66e208088c8f

Lawyer dies after his hidden gun goes off during MRI scan

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

MSN
Feb 10, 2023 at 10:19pmWeb
Show threadNerdGirlInVR πŸ’œπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸŒŽπŸ˜πŸ’œFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ this one wins a #DarwinAward
Show threadJoel PomalesFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ oh Darwin. How right you were.
Show threadbarryzeeFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ Sometimes, even with advanced education, you can't fix stupid. Obviously was absent the days they talked about how magnetism works. RIP
Show threadMatt BlazeFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ The most improbable, surprising thing about this story is that it didn’t happen in the US.
Show threadPadreSJFeb 10, 2023

@mattblaze

Absolutely. 100%

Show threadsxpertFeb 10, 2023
@mattblaze @PadreSJ suspect victim was bolsonazi supporter
Show threadSpaceLifeFormFeb 10, 2023

@mattblaze @PadreSJ

Darwin Awards are available everywhere.

Show threadLive, Laugh, LovecraftFeb 11, 2023
@mattblaze @PadreSJ I was surprised that it didn't.
Show threadLisa PSFeb 11, 2023
@mattblaze @PadreSJ
Absolutely!
I’m just grateful no one else was injured
Show threadKatmaFeb 11, 2023
@mattblaze @PadreSJ
I would have sworn that I read that it happened in Florida (or Texas or elsewhere in US). I *know* I didn’t read that now, but my brain just filled it in like Autocorrect
Show thread🌎 Bruce H. 🌏Feb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ Obviously no one told the MRI about concealed carry permits.
Show threadAdreanaLangstonFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ Well well well, of it isn't the consequences of my own actions
Show threadJoe UchillFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ I'm very curious what he thought he'd need a handgun for in the MRI.
Show threadPadreSJFeb 10, 2023

@JoeUchill

Sometimes, magnetic fields can charge at you for no reason whatsoever.

Show threadsxpertFeb 10, 2023
@JoeUchill @PadreSJ erh… discharge
Show threadJoe UchillFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ Stephin Merritt must be stopped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSTOPtJX354
The Magnetic Fields - We Are Having A Hootenanny

YouTube
Show threadPagan WitchFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ Don't people know MRI is a huge magnet...?
Show threadLeanne JFeb 10, 2023

@PadreSJ Wow. Somebody please tell me this isn’t real…I mean, nobody can be *this* stupid. Can they?

😬

Show threadtobyFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ dark but I'm glad none of the staff got hit
Show threadsmells of bikesFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ FAFO legend.
Show threadSamanthaFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ lol
Show threadjoeβ€’iuculano Feb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ
Yeah, Darwin called it "Natural Selection"
Show threadStu Duerson, machina exo deusFeb 10, 2023

@PadreSJ

MRI bill no longer necessary.

Insurance company approves.

Show threadBornachFeb 11, 2023

@skydog @PadreSJ

Huge hospital bill had the bullet instead hit the MRI and caused an unplanned quenching event.

https://altimadis.com/cautions-to-avoid-mri-magnet-quench/

Cautions to Avoid an MRI Magnet Quench - Altima

Learn the best ways to avoid an MRI magnet quench to potentially spare your practice or imaging center immeasurable losses.

Altima
Show threadLeonardo Ferreira FontenelleFeb 11, 2023
@skydog @PadreSJ the MRI was for his mother
Show threadSplicedwdmFeb 10, 2023
@PadreSJ Infuriating how asinine people are β€œout there”.
Show threadsukima Feb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ To add to this it means that while the gun was concealed it had a chambered bullet, cocked, and the safety was off! Yikes!
Show threadBornachFeb 11, 2023
@sukima @PadreSJ
The strong magnetic field did all that
https://youtu.be/XIcTr-m-R9U
X-Men (3/5) Movie CLIP - Mind Over Metal (2000) HD

YouTube
Show threadRichard BraekenFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ and he sure felt a lot safer....
Show threadChris CapleFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ It's neat when problems solve themselves.
Show threadDougFeb 11, 2023

@PadreSJ "Curiosity killed the cat" and stupidity killed this guy. Wow... What a shame to waste a life.

Feel sad for the ones he left behind.

Show threadThe Jack of SandwichFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ I am glad no one else was hurt by his stupidity
Show threadBornachFeb 11, 2023

@jack_of_sandwich @PadreSJ
Could have been so much worse

"Unfortunately, quenches that aren't triggered by a user or an engineer can happen too, and they are rarely fun. These occasions, where the MRI quenches on its own, can be caused by a leak, ice in the magnet, a failure in the magnet's cooling system, or even critically low helium levels."

Being hit in the wrong place by a bullet would probably cause this also
https://info.blockimaging.com/what-is-an-mri-quench

What Is an MRI Quench?

Ever wonder what an MRI quench is? Or what happens during an MRI quench? Find out about the big red button and what it means for an MRI machine.

Show threadPammyStarr   βœοΈFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ ya can’t fix stupid!
Show threadtylerhagan1980Feb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ you can’t make this stuff up…SMDH
Show threadRainer TypkeFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ What I miss in this article is: how is the MRI scanner doing after a gun nutter endangered it so much?
Show threadBornachFeb 11, 2023

@rainer @PadreSJ

Leaves me wondering if the MRI's magnetic field deflected the bullet into a curved path which made the outcome that much worse for the gun owner

Show threadaustin, not your sweet babooFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ
RIP bozo
Show threadbkFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ Strong Darwin Award bid...
Show threadπŸ—£οΈπŸ‘‚πŸ»πŸ§ Feb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ Not too smaht
Show threadJordan WarshavskyFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ @donmelton this is awful. Period.
Show threadCavyherdFeb 11, 2023

@PadreSJ

Hoist', as it were

Show threadDavid DraneFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ natural selection at work...
Show threadKanaMaunaFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ #FAFO Seriously, he could have easily killed someone else and tragically alter their family’s life. Or he could have have destroyed a crucial piece of medical equipment needed by desperately sick patients. Death is tragic but it’s best if it localized to the one intent on spreading it.
Show threadJim ReaFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ thank goodness no hospital staff were injured.
Show threadFrank Bennett πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅Feb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ It apparently didn't damage the machine or injure the staff or his mother, so that's a plus.
Show threadSandyclausFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ dumb ways to die, so many dumb ways to die
Show threadElizabeth Tai | ζˆ΄η§€ι“ƒ πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΎFeb 11, 2023

@PadreSJ ... I have no words. Why would you even have a gun while having an MRI scan.

Also, didn't anyone check him??

Show threadLeonardo Ferreira FontenelleFeb 11, 2023
@liztai @PadreSJ he did sign off the standard warnings. Who checks random people for guns in a hospital?
Show threadBrayingBoozehoundFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ I hope they sue his estate to cover the cost of repairing or replacing the MRI machine
Show threadUnai HerranFeb 11, 2023

@PadreSJ just one small consideration.

A MRI magnet is always energized. You can turn it off if an emergency happens in a matter of seconds (quench) but to turn it on you requires several hours, specialized tools and an engineer supervising the process.

Show threadtheRealKanukFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ
Will God be angry at me because I laughed?
Show threadLibertyForward1Feb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ Oh.
Show threadLindaNYC2VT β“‹ πŸŒŠπŸ–πŸ„πŸ“πŸ¦ƒπŸ¬πŸπŸ¦‹πŸ¦‡Feb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ @GatekeepKen Happy Darwin Day.
Show threadArchCamCamFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ I don't even know how to react, it a shame some had to pass away from stubbornness. You can be without your gun for 5 minutes, such a shame
Show threadChris KendallFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ @SteveJonesnono1 Hilarious karmic justice but of course it could so easily have been the MRI operator or other hospital staff.
Show threadAndrew C.A. ElliottFeb 11, 2023

@PadreSJ

"Guns don't kill people. People kill people."

Right...

Show threadbikejournoFeb 11, 2023
@PadreSJ
Stupid games win stupid prizes.
This is peak stupid.
2nd amendment meets Darwin Awards. Uhmerica!
Show threadEnema CowboyFeb 11, 2023
@bikejourno
It was in Brazil. But I can see how one would think it happened in the US.
@PadreSJ
Show threadbikejournoFeb 11, 2023

@Enema_Cowboy @PadreSJ

Well, Brazilian gun nutties are heavily inspired by the US and the NRA. Very similarly to Bolsonaro trying to be the Trump of the Southern hemisphere.