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message 801: by Graeme (new)

Graeme Rodaughan Scout wrote: "Oh, Graeme, I have enough to worry about already."

I've become very dystopic...


message 802: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Was Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Seen on New Video? Experts Weigh In
https://www.newsweek.com/extinct-tasm...

The video in question:
https://youtu.be/bfSzlgRZ-Xg?si=Rm5uK...


message 803: by Nik (new)

Nik Krasno | 19850 comments That’s some cool species. If i’d seen one live, believing in aliens 👾 would be easy


message 804: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments 22,000-year-old artifacts could rewrite ancient human history in North America
https://www.businessinsider.com/ancie...


message 805: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments I was scanning the incident report notifications on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission website https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-co... when I spotted this.

Agreement State
Event Number: 57154
Rep Org: Florida Bureau of Radiation Control
Licensee: Mullins Memorial Funeral Home & Cre
Region: 1
City: Cape Coral State: FL
County:
License #:
Agreement: Y
Docket:
NRC Notified By: Monroe Cooper
HQ OPS Officer: Josue Ramirez
Notification Date: 05/30/2024
Notification Time: 18:09 [ET]
Event Date: 05/30/2024
Event Time: 17:10 [EDT]
Last Update Date: 05/31/2024
Emergency Class: Non Emergency
10 CFR Section:
Agreement State
Person (Organization):
Defrancisco, Anne (R1DO)
NMSS_EVENTS_NOTIFICATION (EMAIL)
Event Text
AGREEMENT STATE REPORT - POTENTIAL UNPLANNED CONTAMINATION EVENT

The following information was provided by the Florida Bureau of Radiation Control (BRC) via email and phone:

"On May 30, 2024, at 1710 [EDT], BRC received a notification from Cape Coral Fire [department] concerning a deceased individual's body 'exploding' while being cremated. The BRC received this notification because the deceased individual was known to have been receiving pancreatic cancer treatment. A notification was also received from the State watch office. The son of the deceased stated that he did not believe that the deceased had received treatment within the last two months, but he was unsure. Crematory staff stated that a large flame exited the bottom of the oven and they began to feel sick. A crematory employee stated that the body completed the cremation process in half the time expected. The Cape Coral Fire [department] responded. Background readings were observed at 3 micro R/hr and readings within the incident room registered at 10 micro R/hr. An inspector has been assigned by regional manager for immediate response."

The following additional information was obtained from the licensee in accordance with Headquarters Operations Officers Report Guidance:

The contaminated areas have been isolated and locked until the inspector arrives.

Florida Incident Number: FL24-041

* * * UPDATE ON 5/31/2024 AT 1215 EDT FROM MONROE COOPER TO ERNEST WEST * * *

"The elevated [background] readings were identified as thorium in the bricks."

Notified R1DO (DeFrancisco) and NMSS Events via email.


Wow. Imagine being the son of the deceased when they called to ask if your father's corpse might have been radioactive because it just "exploded" in the oven and we're worried it might have contaminated the area.


message 806: by Papaphilly (new)

Papaphilly | 5042 comments Uh, that is not good.


message 807: by Graeme (new)

Graeme Rodaughan Body explodes in Florida crematorium.

Nuclear isotopes involved.

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-co...


message 808: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Papaphilly wrote: "Uh, that is not good."

To be fair, no USNRC incident report is good. Luckily, most aren't "ODG, we're all going to die!" That one was both sad and bizarre.

One of my family members had experience with USNRC. My first cousin once removed went the full Timbuk 3 route by getting his degree in nuclear science. He got a job as an inspector in the Garden State. After six months on the job, he suddenly resigned and moved to Wyoming. When asked why, he replied that he wasn't allowed to say and we should all get as far away from Southern NJ as possible.


message 809: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Reported birth of rare white buffalo calf in Yellowstone park fulfills Lakota prophecy
https://apnews.com/article/white-buff...


message 810: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Aliens might be living among us disguised as humans — or in a base inside the moon, according to new Harvard study
https://nypost.com/2024/06/12/us-news...

The study cited in the above article:

The cryptoterrestrial hypothesis: A case for scientific openness to a concealed earthly explanation for Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...


message 811: by Nik (new)

Nik Krasno | 19850 comments We might have a few cryptoterrestrials among our esteemed members too. As long as they don’t interfere in elections, call for violence, glorify putler, entice others into abandoning solar system in favor of some unknown wonders, but do drink beer 🍺 I think it’s cool to have them around.


message 812: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments 👽🍺


message 813: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Mystery monolith appears in Nevada desert
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cek...


message 814: by Papaphilly (new)

Papaphilly | 5042 comments J. wrote: "Mystery monolith appears in Nevada desert
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cek..."


I would love to know who the artist is with this thing.


message 815: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Warmer temperatures, cold-tolerant adaptations means Burmese pythons may reach Georgia
https://www.naplesnews.com/story/news...

The article seems a bit ahead of the story seeing as the snakes have yet to reach Disney World.


message 816: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Faces made of living skin make robots smile
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced...


message 817: by Graeme (new)

Graeme Rodaughan J. wrote: "Faces made of living skin make robots smile
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ced..."


Coming to a sex-bot near you....

Of note: the adoption of VHS over Beta was driven by porn. The rise of the internet was driven by porn.

Advanced robotics - driven by porn and war.

Feeling cynical tonight.


message 818: by Graeme (new)

Graeme Rodaughan Papaphilly wrote: "J. wrote: "Mystery monolith appears in Nevada desert
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cek..."

I would love to know who the artist is with this thing."


Are you assuming they're human?

Asking for my imaginary friend...

😁😉😎


message 819: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Tribes honor the birth of rare white buffalo and reveal its name: Wakan Gli
https://www.npr.org/2024/06/27/nx-s1-...


message 820: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments New Mysterious Monolith Appears in Colorado Just Days After Another Was Removed in Nevada
https://people.com/new-mysterious-mon...

I think it's more than one artist.


message 821: by Papaphilly (new)

Papaphilly | 5042 comments Graeme wrote: "Papaphilly wrote: "J. wrote: "Mystery monolith appears in Nevada desert
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cek..."

I would love to know who the artist is with this thing."

Are you assuming t..."


Yes they are human....Tell your imaginary friend to stop having such a imagination. Not good for the reality of life...8^)


message 822: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Healthy Alligator Spotted in Tennessee
https://youtu.be/c_-44wOItQE?si=MCUqQ...


message 823: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Did the commies cook Uncle Joe's brain?

Conspiracy Theorists Think Biden Was Hit With Directed-Energy Weapons During Debate
https://gizmodo.com/biden-trump-debat...


message 824: by Nik (new)

Nik Krasno | 19850 comments I saw comrade putler's doppelganger in the crowd


message 825: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Giant armadillo fossil reveals humans were in South America a surprisingly long time ago
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/17/scienc...


message 826: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments ‘There’s gators everywhere.’ Mass alligator gathering investigated in Georgia canal
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nati...


message 827: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Killer whales sink $128K yacht in ‘terrifying’ 2-hour Mediterranean Sea attack: ‘Like watching wolves hunt’
https://nypost.com/2024/07/26/world-n...



message 828: by Scout (new)

Scout (goodreadscomscout) | 8073 comments They needed a MUCH bigger boat!


message 829: by Papaphilly (new)

Papaphilly | 5042 comments I saw the video on Friday and thought it was a fake at first.


message 830: by Ian (new)

Ian Miller | 1857 comments Here is a warning. Bed bugs have become immune to the insecticide put on mosquito netting, and the netting seems to attract them, with obvious bad consequences. https://news.ncsu.edu/2024/07/uninten...


message 831: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments That sucks. For the time being, the USA and most of our territories are not Malaria zones. However, Dengue appears to have become endemic in Puerto Rico.

I can't help but note that for Americans the insecticide which eradicated Malaria in the Deep South and nearly eliminated bed bugs nationwide was DDT.


message 832: by Ian (new)

Ian Miller | 1857 comments DDT was a great insecticide. The problem was, it tended to hang around and act on other things.


message 833: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Mothman Festival 2024
September 21st and 22nd

https://www.mothmanfestival.com/


message 834: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments What happens when you rob billionaires?

Lynch Yacht Sinking Off Sicily Proves as Baffling as It Is Tragic
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/22/wo...

Billionaire Autonomy cofounder Mike Lynch’s and Stephen Chamberlain’s careers were intertwined for years in a fraud trial. Then they died on the same day miles apart
https://fortune.com/2024/08/27/billio...


message 835: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments 'Bizarre' Finding Changes the Way We Think About Human Evolution
https://www.newsweek.com/bizarre-find....


message 836: by Ian (new)

Ian Miller | 1857 comments Competition for niches, and competition from use of tools (weapons) in different niches seems to me to be more enlightened than bizarre.


message 837: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Evidence of ‘Negative Time’ Found in Quantum Physics Experiment
https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...


message 838: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Chalk one up for the tin foil hatters

Fluoride in drinking water poses enough risk to merit new EPA action, judge says
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/25/health...


message 839: by Scout (new)

Scout (goodreadscomscout) | 8073 comments Guess we should go with distilled water?


message 840: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Pentagon Is Illegally Hiding Secret UFO Program From Congress, Whistleblowers Allege
https://www.public.news/p/pentagon-is...


message 841: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Giant wild cattle extinct for 400 years to be reintroduced to Scotland
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/2...


message 842: by Nik (new)

Nik Krasno | 19850 comments An interesting twist about Columbus' origin: https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...


message 843: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Zoo Asks for Help Identifying 'Mysterious Winged and Horned Creature' Spotted Near Park Habitat
https://people.com/zoo-asks-for-help-...


message 844: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments ‘Staggering array’ of witches’ marks discovered at English Heritage site
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2...


message 845: by Ian (new)

Ian Miller | 1857 comments J. wrote: "Evidence of ‘Negative Time’ Found in Quantum Physics Experiment
https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar..."


The argument seems to be that the photon was re-emitted before the absorption was complete, but it is possible during an excitation to catch the system "mid-state" and turn it around. To justify negative time the photon would have to be at a different frequency than the incoming one so you knew it was different.


message 846: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Mystery Animal Caught On Wolf Wildlife Camera Puzzles Experts
https://www.forbes.com/sites/amandako...


message 847: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Ian wrote: "J. wrote: "Evidence of ‘Negative Time’ Found in Quantum Physics Experiment
https://www.scientificamerican.com/ar..."

The argument s..."


Conservation of energy?


message 848: by Ian (new)

Ian Miller | 1857 comments You can manage that with molecules, where we get fluorescence. Some energy is siphoned off elsewhere.


message 849: by J. (new)

J. Gowin | 7977 comments Experts testify before lawmakers that the U.S. is running secret UAP programs
https://www.npr.org/2024/11/13/nx-s1-...


message 850: by Scout (new)

Scout (goodreadscomscout) | 8073 comments Inconclusive or verified? It seems a little of both to me. What do you think?


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