Not The Smartest Carjackers

"BarryDanger" (dbarry102) 12/05/2013 at 10:58 • Filed to: None

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Stolen cobalt-60 found in Mexico; curious thieves likely doomed

The Radioactive Cobalt-60 was found, removed from casing.

Somewhat car-related, I figured Oppo could get a good laugh.

Bad Idea Hat > BarryDanger 12/05/2013 at 11:04

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Sound like someone took my idea of a nuclear powered Beatle and, quite literally, ran with it.
They made a few mistakes, though.

CalzoneGolem > BarryDanger 12/05/2013 at 11:04

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That de-escalated quickly!

Slave2anMG > BarryDanger 12/05/2013 at 11:04

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Well we will all, without a doubt, eventually die...nobody's getting out of here alive.

/MrSunshine mode....

BarryDanger > Slave2anMG 12/05/2013 at 11:08

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It seems like most articles are using that as the catch phrase for this story and it gave me a good chuckle.

The Ghost of Oppo > Slave2anMG 12/05/2013 at 11:12

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Kugelblitz > BarryDanger 12/05/2013 at 11:54

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I think a similar box was opened in a salvage yard in Thailand a while back. People dies, thousands of others were irradiated. That stuff gives off gamma radiation.

Bobololo23 is waiting for the FT86 to come > Kugelblitz 12/05/2013 at 19:12

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It was in Goiania, Brazil

Kugelblitz > Bobololo23 is waiting for the FT86 to come 12/06/2013 at 09:40

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This is the event I was referring to, but the one you mention looks more serious.

February 1, 2000 – Samut Prakan radiation accident : The radiation source of an expired teletherapy unit was purchased and transferred without registration, and stored in an unguarded parking lot without warning signs. [37] It was then stolen from a parking lot in Samut Prakarn , Thailand and dismantled in a junkyard for scrap metal. Workers completely removed the cobalt-60 source from the lead shielding, and became ill shortly thereafter. The radioactive nature of the metal and the resulting contamination was not discovered until 18 days later. Seven injuries and three deaths were a result of this incident.