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It's an actual story though.
Thats happens fairly often because people are stupid as fuck.
Another source butt shot lady:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/woman-shot-in-butt-after-sliding-into-mri-machine-with-loaded-firearm/ar-AA1laLzt

Some guy even died earlier this year:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/02/10/pro-gun-lawyer-shot-gun-mri-scanner-dies/

A pro-gun lawyer was shot by his own weapon while visiting a hospital when a powerful magnetic field from an MRI scanner set the pistol off.

Leandro Mathias de Novaes was taking his mother for a scan at the Laboratorio Cura in Sao Paulo in January and entered the facility with a concealed handgun.

Despite warnings from staff to remove jewellery and metal objects in the MRI room, Mr Mathias kept his weapon on his waistband.

The magnetic field from the machine was so strong that the weapon was pulled from his waist and fired off a round, which hit him in his stomach.

The 40-year-old Brazilian was treated in hospital for more than two weeks before he died from his wounds.

Don't fuck around with MRIs. Magnets don't care.

[-] Zink@programming.dev 16 points 1 year ago

When you go into an MRI room you hear this weird but very distinct sound from the liquid helium pumps keeping the giant superconducting magnets near absolute zero.

Then when it runs, the vibrations from the current being pushed through the gradient coils is significant enough that you need hearing protection.

It’s serious business in there. But it lets us see inside our bodies without incisions or ionizing radiation, so it’s also awesome. But jeez some people and their guns.

[-] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago

I’ve had two and recall an eerie feeling but the only noise I remember was some clanking. Maybe my mind is just shot. Is the noise you are referring to just when they are first starting things up?

[-] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The pump sound is always there and never changes. However, maybe you don’t hear it in some facilities with different layouts. I’ve used a few facilities and always heard it.

For the loud noises from the vibration, that happens while they’re actually doing the scans. Different portions of the scan create distinct sounds, though I don’t know which sound goes to which measurements. There’s gotta be a YouTube video about it.

The sounds have a harsh buzz to their tone, like somebody is playing sound effects through a Tesla coil.

I’ve told people that getting an MRI, particularly one where you need to go head-first into the tube, can feel like an alien abduction!

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