Non-political things that make you say...WTF?!?! (Welcome To Florida!) **NOT CV RELATED** NO TALKY!

Why isn't THIS story trending on the news?

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article...irus-face-touching-aid-magnets-stuck-his-nose

Astrophysicist Developing Face-Touching Warning Necklace for Coronavirus Gets Magnets Stuck Up His Nose

History is full of innovators who have suffered for their ingenuity. Thomas Midgley, Jr., for example, was struck with polio and developed a pulley system to help get himself out of bed. He was strangled by the contraption. Henry Smolinski thought he had a viable prototype for a flying car made from a Ford Pinto in 1973. A wing fell off and killed him.

All things considered, Daniel Reardon got off easy. He only had to have magnets professionally removed from his nose.

Reardon, an Australian astrophysicist, is one of many innovators attempting to assist in the coronavirus pandemic. According to The Guardian, Reardon was in the process of designing a necklace that could alert the wearer when they were in danger of touching their face, one of the primary methods of transmission for viral illness. His idea was to have magnets worn on wrists that would activate a circuit on the necklace.

But then Reardon realized the electronic field in the necklace only completed its circuit without a magnetic field, meaning it buzzed constantly. Having failed in his task and growing bored, Reardon decided to play with the powerful neodymium magnets, clipping them to his earlobes and then his nostrils. This, he said, is when things went “downhill.”

When Reardon removed one set of magnets from outside his nostril, the remaining magnets inside his nose were attracted to one another. Reardon then used more magnets to try and remove them, expecting the outside pull would negate their attraction on the inside of his nose. Unable to control them, he soon found himself with multiple magnets lodged in both nostrils.

After realizing pliers only made the problem worse—they were attracted to the magnets—and that he had failed to achieve his goal of not touching his face, Reardon went to the hospital, where all of them were removed. (One nearly fell down his throat, but he managed to cough it up.) Doctors made an informal diagnosis of self-inflicted injury due to isolation and boredom.

Neodymium magnets are typically sold with cautions, as they are strong enough to “leap” toward each other from several inches or even several feet apart. Though they do not often come with explicit warnings not to shove them inside your nose, it's best avoided.

 

I'll see your magnets in nostrils and raise you balls between two magnets.

https://stomp.straitstimes.com/sing...identally-gets-his-genitals-stuck-between-two

 

We have them all over Wyoming. We even used to be able to get mixed drinks in to-go cups in the drive-through. Now only packaged liquor, but still pretty cool.

 

How did that not happen in Florida?

 

Somewhat ironic that it happened in a place called Guangdong.

And I'm sure that Guangdong translated into English is Florida.

 

Says the guy that has 5 or 6 multi million dollar homes... LMAO.

 

https://abc7.com/usns-mercy-coronavirus-train-crash-derailment/6069395/

Prosecutors: Engineer deliberately ran train off tracks in attempt to smash the USNS Mercy

An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed in an attempt to damage the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.

By ABC7.com staff
Wednesday, April 1, 2020 5:41PM
SAN PEDRO, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- An engineer deliberately ran a train off the tracks at high speed near the Port of Los Angeles in an attempt to crash into and damage the USNS Mercy hospital ship, prosecutors say.

The Pacific Harbor Line train derailed Tuesday, running through the end of the track and crashing through barriers, finally coming to rest about 250 yards from the docked naval ship.

Federal prosecutors allege train engineer Eduardo Moreno, 44, of San Pedro intended to hit the ship, saying he thought it was "suspicious" and did not believe "the ship is what they say it's for.'"

The train crashed into a concrete barrier at the end of the track, smashed through a steel barrier and a chain-link fence, slid through one parking lot and then a second lot filled with gravel and hit a second chain-link fence. It came to rest after passing under a ramp leading to the Vincent Thomas Bridge. The train remained in that position Wednesday.

No one was injured in the derailment, but the train leaked fuel that required a hazmat response.

Authorities say Moreno admitted to crashing the train intentionally, but said he did not plan in out in advance. It is believed that he acted alone.

He allegedly made statements to a CHP officer that included "You only get this chance once. The whole world is watching. I had to. People don't know what's going on here. Now they will."

Officials say video from inside the train's cab shows Moreno holding a lighted flare during the incident.

Moreno has been charged with one count of train wrecking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison.

The Mercy arrived at the Port of Los Angeles this weekend. The Navy hospital ship was brought in to handle non-coronavirus patients, to help ease the burden of local hospitals that are surging with COVID-19 cases. The ship has about 1,000 hospital beds, with some 800 active-duty doctors, nurses and medical staff on board. It is expected to stay in Los Angeles at least until September or until it is no longer needed.

 

Folks are really going off their rails....

 

Our governor quietly declared mega churches essential services yesterday. Thankfully, most of them are staying closed anyway. Unfortunately, the idiots are rejoicing and can’t wait to get back together to infect each other.

If only they kept it among themselves - I’d be fine with that. But no, they’re going to infect other people too. Retards.

Meanwhile, my sump pump alarm went off last night and woke up my zip code...but I couldn’t hear it in my own house. Actually staying home from work now, waiting to call the plumber.

 

Plumbers apparently as busy AF this week. I guess bathroom remodels are essential services.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck.

 

I saw that article too.

 

I like that train wrecking is on the books as a chargeable offence. When was the last time that was used? Some depression-era teen wanting to emulate Buster Keaton?

 

Ok, fuck you plumbers, I fixed it myself.

System was mostly spotless still, after 6 years. Just some TP crud around the float. Broke that off - boom, problem solved. System normal - commence Operation SSS!*


*Shit, shower, shave for you non-military types

 

Now get to fucking work!!!