kebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoLong Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machinewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square55linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkLong Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machinewww.independent.co.ukkebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agomessage-square55linkfedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoWas the necklace even related to the death? It says he had a “series of heart attacks” which doesn’t sound like something caused by being pulled toward the machine.
minus-squareTranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoIf the necklace impeded blood flow or even put a lot of strain on his circulatory system then it could have caused his heart attacks. Sounds like it wasn’t him being pulled towards the machine that killed him, it was being pinned against the machine for a prolonged period of time.
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·12 days agoEasy solution : have a pure gold necklace, since gold isn’t magnetic
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·12 days agoMoving fields, eddy currents still apply. Copper isn’t magnetic either https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1uRvErM80
Was the necklace even related to the death? It says he had a “series of heart attacks” which doesn’t sound like something caused by being pulled toward the machine.
If the necklace impeded blood flow or even put a lot of strain on his circulatory system then it could have caused his heart attacks.
Sounds like it wasn’t him being pulled towards the machine that killed him, it was being pinned against the machine for a prolonged period of time.
Easy solution : have a pure gold necklace, since gold isn’t magnetic
Moving fields, eddy currents still apply.
Copper isn’t magnetic either https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1uRvErM80