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[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

It really sucks, but of course it was an idiot from Nassau county 🙄

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (1 children)

For anyone who might not know the area, Nassau County is the place that gave us George Santos. It is burgundy-red, only bested in racism by Suffolk county. The police departments are notoriously racist and will pull you over and interrogate you just for driving a beater. This was one of Trump's favorite police departments during his first term, he infamously told them to bash people's heads against their cop cars when arresting them.

Sadly there are many very left leaning people trapped on Long Island, unable to leave because LI is an employment wasteland. It's not cheap to live on LI either.

Anyways, an idiot from Nassau won't be missed.

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[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 32 points 1 week ago (23 children)

The man, 61, had entered the MRI room while a scan was underway

How was that allowed?

he asked the technician to get her husband to help her get off the table.

...while the machine was still working? And isn't that the job of the technician anyway?

the technician helped her try to pull her husband off the machine but it was impossible.

Those machines have a kill-switch for a reason.

I call this BS or a very incompetent technician.
Plus a Darwin award for the guy.

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[–] BlackEco@lemmy.blackeco.com 29 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We need a /c/NotFinalDestination, this is literally one of the scenes in the last entry to the franchise.

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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Again, why aren't there metal detectors at the entrances to MRI machines everywhere? For the cost of those machines, the cost of a metal detector is peanuts

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[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Surely 9kg necklace isn't something you can just sneak around with, how was he allowed to get close enough to an MRI machine in the first place wearing it?

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[–] explodIng_lIme@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

True winner of a Darwin award

[–] MadnessForTsar@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (4 children)

9 kilograms Necklace?! What kind of necklace is that?

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[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Don't know how quickly custom vinyl stickers can be bought & delivered, but someone needs to slap a "Died Like A Cartoon Character" achievement on his casket/headstone.

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[–] WillFord27@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

So glad to find that Lemmy is even less empathetic than reddit was. Real faith in humanity killer. Shocking how many people decided to comment without touching the article, really proud to be here..

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[–] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago (11 children)

So, if the MRI spins at 12 RPM, does the dude also spin at 12 RPM?

Asking for a friend.

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