Thieves Who Stole Cobalt-60 Will Soon Be Dead 923
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "The Washington Post reports that the carjackers who set off international alarm bells by absconding with a truckload of highly radioactive cobalt-60, used in hospital radiotherapy machines, most likely had no idea what they were stealing and will die soon from exposure. The robbery occurred as the cobalt-60 was being driven from a public hospital in the border town of Tijuana to a storage facility in central Mexico. While waiting for daybreak at a gas station in the state of Hidalgo the drivers were jumped by two gunmen who beat them and stole the truck. "I believe, definitely, that the thieves did not know what they had; they were interested in the crane, in the vehicle," says Mardonio Jimenez, a physicist with Mexico's nuclear safety commission. The prospect that material that could be used in a radioactive dirty bomb had gone missing sparked an urgent two-day hunt that concluded when the material, cobalt-60, used in hospital radiotherapy machines, was found along with the stolen Volkswagen truck. The cobalt-60 was found, removed from its casing, in a rural area near the town of Hueypoxtla about 25 miles from where the truck was stolen. Jimenez suspects that curiosity got the better of the thieves and they opened the box. So far the carjackers have not been arrested, but authorities expect they will not live long. "The people who handled it will have severe problems with radiation. They will, without a doubt, die.""
They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
or gain superpowers.
Evolution in action.... (Score:3, Funny)
Title says it all.
radioactive markings (Score:5, Funny)
On my lunch bag when I put it in the fridge at work I put
"Strontium-90 - RADIOACTIVE" on one side
The other I put
"LIVE SPECIMEN - BIOHAZZARD"
Darwin (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
and be the syfy movie of the week.
What was the make and model of the get away car? (Score:5, Funny)
By any chance was it a 1964 Chevy Malibu?
Re:radioactive markings (Score:5, Funny)
Re:radioactive markings (Score:2, Funny)
Way to make sure all your colleagues know what a dork you are...
Re:OK. This is it. Making stencils right now. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Now that is a fate worse than death
Re:radioactive markings (Score:4, Funny)
"Strontium-90 - RADIOACTIVE"
"LIVE SPECIMEN - BIOHAZZARD"
The hell kind of deli do you shop at?
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Probably not. Radioactive is a necessary but not sufficient cause for superpowers.
You are going to need to combine that with spiders, toxic chemicals, a DNA X-factor, experimental drugs, or something else to kick off the process.
Re:"They will, without a doubt, die." (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Tough luck.. (Score:5, Funny)
Re: Tough luck.. (Score:5, Funny)
There is no way Jesus said that, my gardener can barely speak two words of English.
Re: Good to see Justice Prevails (Score:5, Funny)
Shhhhh, here have a bowl.
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What was the make and model of the get away car (Score:4, Funny)
Seen leaving the scene of the crime here: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bI0WbLHBXyY/Tix4ZFMCZ_I/AAAAAAABoSM/1YqK064jHsY/s640/back+to+the+future+whitewalls.jpg [blogspot.com]
and I think they need to get their engine checked.
Theiving Rule #341 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
and be the syfy movie of the week.
Unlikely. Syfy prefers animals as the villains of its Saturday-night original movies, not people.
Now, if it turns out that a shark or octopus (or, even better, both) stole the cobalt-60, then you'l have the network's attention. Expect Sharktopus II: Nuclear Boogaloo any week now.
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
http://marvelvscapcom.wikia.com/wiki/Amingo [wikia.com]
*snicker*
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Film continuity doesn't apply to the real continuity.
Do you mean the real continuity described in the excellent historical references published by Marvel Comics?
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:4, Funny)
I saw "Sharknado" on SyFy. That isn't just jumping the shark on SyFy the shark jumps you!
So once you are hit by a tornado with teeth, a mere hybrid Sharktopus is kind of tame in comparison.
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:4, Funny)
and be the syfy movie of the week.
Unlikely. Syfy prefers animals as the villains of its Saturday-night original movies, not people.
Now, if it turns out that a shark or octopus (or, even better, both) stole the cobalt-60, then you'l have the network's attention. Expect Sharktopus II: Nuclear Boogaloo any week now.
"Atomic Sharktopusnado" Anyone?
Re:radioactive markings (Score:4, Funny)
Both sides would have been stolen equally, since they would have been attached to each other.
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Expect Sharktopus II: Nuclear Boogaloo any week now
The second and third Sharktopus movies are already in the works [dreadcentral.com], so this one would be Sharktopus IV: A Nuclear Hope.
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:3, Funny)
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Cobaltacabra!
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:5, Funny)
Well if you consider projectile vomiting and diarhea a superpower.
Re:They will, without a doubt, die... (Score:3, Funny)
the Hulk begs to differ
The Hulk doesn't beg. "Hulk smash"
Re:Tough luck.. (Score:2, Funny)
Well, that explains many of your posts.
Re:Tough luck.. (Score:5, Funny)
How many cranes did you steal to feed your family?
Usually about one each week, which is how long the meat would last before going bad.
They're slender birds so you'd might not think that one could last a family of four (myself, my mother, and my two sisters) that long, but in desperate situations people learn to make do.