C.M. Kruger posted:

From the book Death in Yellowstone:

quote:

. William L. Nelson helped rescue
Vaughn H. Roley from suffocation in a test
hole, Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, June
26, 1939. Brutus C. Johnson attempted to
rescue Nelson. Vaughn H

quote:

Theodore Bennett rescued Charles von
Gossett from a fall from a smokestack, 55
feet above the ground, Mobile, Alabama,
May 18, 1938.

Paul R. Lehman saved Delbert D. Withey
from suffocation in a fumigated, empty grain
bin, Waterman, Illinois, October 30, 1940

George Russell Reed rescued Raymond
L. Garrett from a fall from the top of a steel
sill, 32 feet above the ground, Iowa,
Louisiana, November 15, 1945.

Carl H. Lunderstadt saved John
Kovac from suffocation in a pit, Duquesne,
Pennsylvania, February 22, 1946. Joseph N.
Spang, Buffard Vason, Eugene O. Carr,
and Joseph G. Perhach attempted to save
Lunderstadt, who died.

Clifford L. Treado saved Joseph R. St.
Pierre from being crushed by a docking ship,
Superior, Wisconsin, July 30, 1946

Upsidads posted:

I love Death in Yellowstone
Two worst ways I remember how to die in Yellowstone from the book

Upsidads posted:

I love Death in Yellowstone
Two worst ways I remember how to die in Yellowstone from the book

#2 bison will gently caress you up without intent to kill and your death will be slow

quote:

Residents of a suburban Sydney street have been allowed to return home after emergency services raided an apartment block and found radioactive material.

At around 8.00am Australian Border Force (ABF) officials and Fire and Rescue HAZMAT operators began an operation at an apartment building on Kelsey Street, Arncliffe in Sydney's south.

The specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews found low level radioactive isotopes, commonly used in several industries, inside an apartment.

FRNSW says the material was found in suitable and effective containers with no release of radiation and specialists were able to further seal the material without incident.

The Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) sent radiation and scientific support teams to assist and a 10-metre exclusion zone was established around the property.

Three occupants of the apartment block were taken to hospital for observation but radiation tests returned regular readings.

Some residents of the apartment block and neighbouring properties on Kelsey Street were evacuated as a precaution but have since returned.

Environment Protection Authority testing later confirmed there was no evidence of exposure and the FRNSW then declared the scene safe.

A spokesperson for the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) told the ABC they were supporting state and federal agencies to resolve the situation.

The agency said there were more than 3,000 known nuclear isotopes, more commonly known as radioisotopes, which all emit different levels of radiation.

They can be used in medicine, industry, agriculture, radiopharmaceutical sciences, industrial applications, environmental tracing and biological studies.

"The hazard presented is highly dependent on the type of radioisotope and how it is handled," a spokesperson said.

Short exposure periods to a source of low radioactivity are unlikely to result in a significant health risk, whilst higher radioactive sources can only be handled while using personal protective equipment and managing exposure time, according to the ARPANSA.

The spokesperson said Australians were exposed to radiation from a variety of natural and artificial sources every day.

"Natural radioactivity is present in the air we breathe, food we eat, water we drink and even in our bodies. We are also exposed to natural ionising radiation that comes from outer space and passes through the atmosphere of the planet," the spokesperson said.

The ABF told the ABC all appropriate safety measures were being implemented.

The ABC understands the man who lives in the apartment works at Sydney’s Airport.

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The specialist Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) crews found low level radioactive isotopes, commonly used in several industries, inside an apartment.

FRNSW says the material was found in suitable and effective containers with no release of radiation and specialists were able to further seal the material without incident.

Upsidads posted:

I love Death in Yellowstone
Two worst ways I remember how to die in Yellowstone from the book

#2 bison will gently caress you up without intent to kill and your death will be slow

#1 eating random mushrooms will kill you over months of pure nonstop agony. Like a breeze feels like your skin is getting kissed by lighter fluid then lit

DRINK ME posted:

Radioactive material found in Arncliffe apartment, testing finds no evidence of exposure

I don’t want to speculate but he works at the airport and border force raided the apartment. I’m not sure who would normally chase down rogue radiation sources but I don’t think it’s them - they’re usually too busy loving with refugees and migrants, stealing stuff at airports.

Evilreaver posted:

This pings a memory that might not be related: there was one post on AITA Reddit where one guy bought a radon detector and when he brought it to his apartment it maxed out so he got a bigger one and that one also maxed out and turned out his flatmate collected radiation sources like old clocks and smoke detectors and poo poo, if I remember correctly he was getting the yearly-safe-dose every day or so

He moved out and Reddit told him to contact the local energy authority and he promised he would do so because he was quite angry

Evilreaver posted:

This pings a memory that might not be related: there was one post on AITA Reddit where one guy bought a radon detector and when he brought it to his apartment it maxed out so he got a bigger one and that one also maxed out and turned out his flatmate collected radiation sources like old clocks and smoke detectors and poo poo, if I remember correctly he was getting the yearly-safe-dose every day or so

He moved out and Reddit told him to contact the local energy authority and he promised he would do so because he was quite angry

Deformed Church posted:

https://www.reddit.com/r/BestofRedditorUpdates/comments/11k3wtj/roommate_exposed_us_to_toxic_gas/

Sadly no report back on what the authorities did after she fled.

Upsidads posted:

#1 eating random mushrooms will kill you over months of pure nonstop agony. Like a breeze feels like your skin is getting kissed by lighter fluid then lit

DRINK ME posted:

Radioactive material found in Arncliffe apartment, testing finds no evidence of exposure

I don’t want to speculate but he works at the airport and border force raided the apartment. I’m not sure who would normally chase down rogue radiation sources but I don’t think it’s them - they’re usually too busy loving with refugees and migrants, stealing stuff at airports.

Rascar Capac posted:

Cartoon Man posted:

https://i.imgur.com/ovumfnA.gifv

holtemon posted:

^^ People would probably pay money to ride that lol

Cartoon Man posted:

https://i.imgur.com/ovumfnA.gifv

Harry_Potato posted:

Do you strap in to it like a roller-coaster or just swim out to it once it settles down?

Captain Hygiene posted:

I saw a youtuber at some point who'd rented or bought one of those things to try spending the night in it on the water. Sadly, they didn't launch themselves from high up on a ship to get the full experience.

Harry_Potato posted:

Do you strap in to it like a roller-coaster or just swim out to it once it settles down?

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Ironically, Lochridge had saved Rush from himself at least once before. In June 2016, Rush piloted OceanGate’s shallow-diving sub, the Cyclops 1, to the site of the Andrea Doria, a hulking 700-foot ocean liner and epic entanglement hazard that had sunk in 1956 off Nantucket, in a patch of the Atlantic known for its murky fog and seething currents. The ship lies in 240 feet of turbid water, cobwebbed with discarded fishing lines. At that depth, it is accessible (and just barely) to advanced scuba divers, 18 of whom have died there. Rush was headed down to “capture sonar images of the shipwreck” with Lochridge and three clients.

Word gets around in the deep-sea community. I learned of what happened next from two sub pilots from other companies, who both told me the same story on different occasions after hearing it from OceanGate personnel. I also reviewed correspondence related to OceanGate’s lawsuit against Lochridge and his wife, in which Lochridge describes the incident. (Lochridge declined to be interviewed.)


As chief pilot and the person responsible for operational safety, Lochridge had created a dive plan that included protocols for how to approach the wreck. Any entanglement hazard demands caution and vigilance: touching down at least 50 meters away and surveying the site before coming any closer. Rush disregarded these safety instructions. He landed too close, got tangled in the current, managed to wedge the sub beneath the Andrea Doria’s crumbling bow, and descended into a full-blown panic. Lochridge tried to take the helm, but Rush had refused to let him, melting down for over an hour until finally one of the clients shrieked, “Give him the loving controller!” At which point Rush hurled the controller, a video-game joystick, at Lochridge’s head. Lochridge freed the sub in 15 minutes.

The expedition had been planned to include 10 dives, but instead it ended abruptly, with OceanGate citing “adverse weather conditions.” After returning to shore in Boston, Rush held a press conference. “We were able to view the Andrea Doria area for nearly four hours, which is more than 10 times longer than scuba divers can,” he announced. The dive, OceanGate’s website noted, had “focused on the bow of the vessel.”

the yeti posted:

Yeeeeep. Strictly speaking that could happen a bunch of places, but eating mushrooms you aren’t certain about is a great way to at minimum set a new pants shutting record and at worst melt your liver.

Vengarr posted:

Can we post about the Titanic deathsub in this thread. Read an article today with a story I hadn’t heard before:

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/titan-submersible-implosion-warnings/amp

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managed to wedge the sub beneath the Andrea Doria’s crumbling bow, and descended into a full-blown panic. Lochridge tried to take the helm, but Rush had refused to let him, melting down for over an hour until finally one of the clients shrieked, “Give him the loving controller!”

quote:

The dive, OceanGate’s website noted, had “focused on the bow of the vessel.”

Captain Hygiene posted:

I saw a youtuber at some point who'd rented or bought one of those things to try spending the night in it on the water. Sadly, they didn't launch themselves from high up on a ship to get the full experience.

DRINK ME posted:

It’s OSHA content but there is a story in Aus at the moment with poison mushrooms.


A woman cooked Beef Wellington Pie for her parents and in-laws, and now three of them are dead and the fourth awaiting a liver transplant from death cap mushrooms. Lots of speculation about murder, lots of information that seems suspicious, lots of accusations; the police haven’t said much or charged anyone.