Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device

[Northerner]

An Australian astrophysicist has been admitted to hospital after getting four magnets stuck up his nose in an attempt to invent a device that stops people touching their faces during the coronavirus outbreak.

Dr Daniel Reardon, a research fellow at a Melbourne university, was building a necklace that sounds an alarm on facial contact, when the mishap occurred on Thursday night.

The 27 year-old astrophysicist, who studies pulsars and gravitational waves, said he was trying to liven up the boredom of self-isolation with the four powerful neodymium magnets.

“I have some electronic equipment but really no experience or expertise in building circuits or things,” he told Guardian Australia.

Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device

Australian Dr Daniel Reardon ended up in hospital after inserting magnets in his nostrils while building a necklace that warns you when you touch your face

www.theguardian.com

😱

 

[Robin]

Oh dear, astrophysicists are just toddlers at heart, aren’t they.

 

[Eddy Edson]

Why on earth would the guy contact a newspaper with this story and give it photos of his medical records?

Is he mental or is it some kind of stunt?

 

[Northerner]

Personally, I don't see what the attraction was...

 

[Eddy Edson]

Personally, I don't see what the attraction was...

Ha! You should be on the wireless (if you're not already). 🙂

 

[Ljc]

Second childhood perhaps

 

[Thebearcametoo]

“My partner took me to the hospital that she works in because she wanted all her colleagues to laugh at me.”
The whole article is hilarious. Just goes to show that brilliance doesn’t necessarily come with a side of common sense.

 

[mikeyB]

The whole article is hilarious. Just goes to show that brilliance doesn’t necessarily come with a side of common sense.

I manage quite well. Apart from supporting Blackburn Rovers, of course.