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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Long Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine
(www.independent.co.uk)
So, if the MRI spins at 12 RPM, does the dude also spin at 12 RPM?
Asking for a friend.
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That's nothing. Remember the guy who brought his gun with him and the machine helped him shoot himself?
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Carrying a 9kg necklace seems a bit silly. Though I suppose "for weight training" could just as well mean something medical, like needing to build up muscle mass after an operation.
What I need to know is: how is a man that was "not supposed to be in the room" specifically getting fetched by a technician to go into the room? I would have said "do not go past the antechamber" a dozen times on the way there. Did the wife calling out to him just turn off his brain, did the technician fail to inform him, or did they both not realise the metallic necklace was on him?
After reading another article: nope, necklace was just a huge locket on a chain. And the wife said "Keith, Keith, come help me up" which sound to me like:
- wife was making a big fuss for no good reason (might have had a reason according to a 3rd article)
- husband obeyed as any good husband would
- technician didn't inform the husband that his wife would be carted out of the MRI room and failed to react fast enough
If I was married and a bit dumber, I could probably also be lured to my death with my name being called out twice in that fashion. Really depends how good the signage was and how well the husband was informed.
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He didn't see the new Final Destination movie.
What does it mean to have a "series of heart attacks"
Anyway I wouldn't wish this on anybody. It is also terrible for the wife who had to watch her husband die.
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Better source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/20/health/mri-machine-death-long-island
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that’s terrible :(
i assume he must have thought because the machine was off it wasn’t an issue
and died of a heart attack as well damn
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9kg-metal necklace
Did he drag his knuckles?
As if my claustrophobia wasn't enough reason to irrationally strongly dislike the idea of needing to get an MRI again...