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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident

• ComputerGuru 4y ago
  I can’t remember where but more recently some transiently homeless people died (I want to say in Europe) because they found an object emitting heat and used it for warmth, not realizing it was radioactive and was killing them. Quite sad.
  • rahidz 4y ago
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_radiological_accident https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_radiological_accident
    • ComputerGuru 4y ago
      That’s the one. It’s from 2001 so I must have only stumbled upon a write up of it in recent years and mixed up the recency. Thank you!
  • zapdrive 4y ago
    Very intersting story. Do you have a source per chance? Google search didn't bring anything up. Edit: ok found it: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_radiological_accident https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_radiological_accident
  • ipython 4y ago
    There are a lot of these incidents (“orphan source”) documented on Wikipedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_source https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_source
    • ComputerGuru 4y ago
      Thanks for giving me the missing keyword.