▲ 614 ▼ Long Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machine (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 1 year ago by kebab@endlesstalk.org to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world 252 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 34 points 1 year ago (3 children) You could spend billions to implement crazy solutions for every possible scenario. Or you could just tell the guy not to go in there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago “When you make something idiot-proof, the world builds a better idiot.” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Scrawny@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago You can idiot proof anything but the world just makes better idiots permalink fedilink source parent [–] Hawke@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (2 children) That would not cost billions. Not even close. It would certainly be far cheaper than the cost of repair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Did you forget that thousands of hospitals exist just in the US? Or at least did before 2025. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not all of them have MRI machines, and regardless of its cheaper than repairing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* Hundreds probably do though. I don't know. I've never heard of anything like this happening. I think it's probably exceedingly rare. I had an MRI and the number of times I heard and read the warnings about metal was exhausting. It feels almost impossible that someone could not know about that specific danger. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago That would not cost billions. Not even close. It would certainly be far cheaper than the cost of repair. "I have no idea what I'm talking about so I'll just assume everything is cheap and easy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] habitualcynic@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago “When you make something idiot-proof, the world builds a better idiot.” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Scrawny@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago You can idiot proof anything but the world just makes better idiots permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago* (2 children) That would not cost billions. Not even close. It would certainly be far cheaper than the cost of repair. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Did you forget that thousands of hospitals exist just in the US? Or at least did before 2025. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not all of them have MRI machines, and regardless of its cheaper than repairing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* Hundreds probably do though. I don't know. I've never heard of anything like this happening. I think it's probably exceedingly rare. I had an MRI and the number of times I heard and read the warnings about metal was exhausting. It feels almost impossible that someone could not know about that specific danger. permalink fedilink source parent [–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago That would not cost billions. Not even close. It would certainly be far cheaper than the cost of repair. "I have no idea what I'm talking about so I'll just assume everything is cheap and easy" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Did you forget that thousands of hospitals exist just in the US? Or at least did before 2025. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hawke@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not all of them have MRI machines, and regardless of its cheaper than repairing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* Hundreds probably do though. I don't know. I've never heard of anything like this happening. I think it's probably exceedingly rare. I had an MRI and the number of times I heard and read the warnings about metal was exhausting. It feels almost impossible that someone could not know about that specific danger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago (1 child) Not all of them have MRI machines, and regardless of its cheaper than repairing them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* Hundreds probably do though. I don't know. I've never heard of anything like this happening. I think it's probably exceedingly rare. I had an MRI and the number of times I heard and read the warnings about metal was exhausting. It feels almost impossible that someone could not know about that specific danger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* Hundreds probably do though. I don't know. I've never heard of anything like this happening. I think it's probably exceedingly rare. I had an MRI and the number of times I heard and read the warnings about metal was exhausting. It feels almost impossible that someone could not know about that specific danger. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago That would not cost billions. Not even close. It would certainly be far cheaper than the cost of repair. "I have no idea what I'm talking about so I'll just assume everything is cheap and easy" permalink fedilink source parent