Throwing metallic objects into an MRI machine - GIF

**Altair** · Nov 25, 2023, 07:07 AM

Throwing metallic objects into an MRI machine.

Previously:

Pistol stuck to MRI machine - GIF
CAT scan machine spinning without cover
CT scanner with cover removed - photo
10.5-Tesla MRI machine - photos
X-ray, MRI, and CT scans compared - photo

**Frank S** · Nov 25, 2023, 08:44 AM

Yeah that was really a smart thing to do. Those machines can cost upwards of 3 million dollars for the best models. it takes days to start them up to full magnetic saturation and an equal amount of time to cycle them down.

**imohtep56** · Nov 25, 2023, 05:29 PM

Hopefully it's being de-commissioned..

**ductape** · Nov 25, 2023, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by imohtep56

Hopefully it's being de-commissioned..

It probably is. Used ones are on ebay for about 50k. Caveat emptor

**mwmkravchenko** · Nov 25, 2023, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by ductape

It probably is. Used ones are on ebay for about 50k. Caveat emptor

With all the liquid helium that you don't have of course.

**Hoosiersmoker** · Nov 29, 2023, 08:29 AM

There was a case in New York a while back where a kid was killed by some kind of tank in the room someone had brought in and wasn't removed before they turned on the MRI machine. It flew into the end of the machine and killed the kid.

**CharlesWaugh** · Nov 29, 2023, 01:33 PM

Lawyer Dies After Shot By His Own Concealed Gun Triggered By MRI Scanner

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucele...h=3222896c568a

**neilbourjaily** · Nov 29, 2023, 03:41 PM

MRI is fundamentally the same instrument as NMR, which we use to characterize chemical structure. It's primarily used in chemical synthesis. We use it to make sure we're getting what we intended to get. Oh, yeah, no metallic objects in the NMR room, either. Fun facts to know and tell.
https://www.acs.org/education/whatis...marks/mri.html