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 threadOriel Jutty Feb 10, 2023
@cstross "The magnetic field from the MRI scanner pulled the pro-gun lawyer’s weapon was pulled from his waistband and went off, shooting him in the tummy." Who proofread this?
Show threadRenéeFeb 10, 2023
@barubary Also, "tummy"?? did they adapt this from a "toddler shoots self with parent's gun" story? I mean the similarities are striking, but ... @cstross
Show threadGirlCroosh
@reneestephen @barubary @cstross I had the same reaction. Tummy?!?
Feb 10, 2023 at 11:19pmWeb