kebab@endlesstalk.org to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoLong Island man wearing 9kg-metal necklace dies after being sucked into MRI machinewww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square58linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square58linkfedilink
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months 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-up1·4 months 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-up0·4 months agoEasy solution : have a pure gold necklace, since gold isn’t magnetic
minus-squarerumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoMoving fields, eddy currents still apply. Copper isn’t magnetic either https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu1uRvErM80
minus-squareAlbbi@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago18kt gold is an alloy with 75% gold and other metals that may be magnetic. I wouldn’t trust a gold chain around my neck with an MRI.
minus-squareVenus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoI believe it can still get hot
minus-squareNegativeNull@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months ago9kg of gold is worth close to $1mill. Mr T is baller enough to do that
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
18kt gold is an alloy with 75% gold and other metals that may be magnetic. I wouldn’t trust a gold chain around my neck with an MRI.
I believe it can still get hot
9kg of gold is worth close to $1mill. Mr T is baller enough to do that