Boy, 13, swallowed the high-power magnets after apparently buying them from the online retailer Temu
  • unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    281·
    8 days ago

    ingesting approximately 80 to 100 5x2mm high-power (neodymium) magnets

    The magnets, which have been banned in New Zealand since January 2013

    Cant have shit because of little idiots like this :(
    Im guessing they just mean small, easy to ingest neodymium magnets, but those are super useful.

    • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      8 days ago

      They’re probably talking about magnet ball toys, which would mean it’s probably the parents’ fault. It’s a toy NOT meant for young children. I’m just speculating. Do not take this comment seriously.

        • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          4·
          8 days ago

          Yeah?

          Edit: OH shit. I didn’t catch the teenager part. I’m still guessing magnet ball toys. It would be pretty difficult to swallow that many magnets unless they were that toy.

          Now I’m curious. Why do you think they would do that at their age? All I can think of is Pica.

          • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            8 days ago

            The 5mm x 2mm magnets had attached and aligned in 4 distinct rows, in different areas of the intestines, and the rows had attached to each other between the different areas of the intestines, causing some intestinal necrosis which had to be removed as well.

            I’m pretty sure they weren’t magnets within toys, but rather just the plain magnets by themselves. Neodymium magnets no less, the powerful modern ones.

            Kinda helps to read the article yo, but yeah the kid did a real dumdum there, almost like they were looking for the most excruciating Darwin Award.

            • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
              1·
              8 days ago

              You’re right. Let me see if there is a magnet toy that is similar, but more disc like. Also, they’re magnets that are toys. Not magnets within toys.

              Found it:

              • over_clox@lemmy.worldEnglish
                21·
                8 days ago

                Ah, yeah I get what you mean by toys, yeah they can definitely be fun to play with, responsibly though!

                The kid is lucky to be alive, but they just had to learn an obvious lesson the hard way huh? 🤦

                • Xanthrax@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  12·
                  8 days ago

                  Nah, dog. They should be banned in toy form. I’m not the other guy. They should be used for educational purposes in controlled environments or for industrial use, not around young children or I guess, teens now.

    • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      8 days ago

      This is nothing compared to actual social parasites like hundred millionaires and billionaires.

      Elon Musk’s morning routine wastes more resources and manpower than this surgery.