In todays news...

[Hoonercat]

The right calibre......

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/ ... r-removed/

Hospital evacuated as man, 88, has WWI shell removed from inside his body
The octogenarian assured staff the shell, which was stuck inside his rear, was a collector’s item which had been deactivated

By
Vivian Song
21 December 2022 • 5:32pm
Sainte Musse Hospital in Toulon scrambled to evacuate some of its patients and called in the bomb squad
Sainte Musse Hospital in Toulon scrambled to evacuate some of its patients and called in the bomb squad
A French hospital had to be evacuated after a man in his 80s presented to doctors with a First World War shell stuck inside his rear.

Though the 88-year-old assured staff the shell was a collector’s item that had been deactivated, staff at the Sainte Musse Hospital in Toulon scrambled to evacuate some of its patients, redirect others, and call in the bomb squad.

“An apple, a mango, or even shaving foam…we’re used to finding unusual objects inserted where they shouldn’t be,” an unnamed ER staffer told the local paper Nice-Matin, which broke the story.

“But a shell? Never.”

The man’s appearance at the hospital required a major reshuffling and partial evacuation of patients, most notably the paediatric unit, to the main hall. For a few hours on that Saturday evening, new patients were also redirected to other hospitals.

The gynaecology and maternity wards were the only units that operated mostly undisturbed.

As an added precautionary measure, a make-shift tent was also set up outside the hospital to treat the octogenarian in isolation.

Doctors performed abdominal surgery
Once the bomb technicians confirmed that the shell was indeed inactive and ruled out the possibility of an explosion, doctors proceeded with the removal of the war relic. But as told to the Nice-Matin, “it rarely comes out from where it comes in”.

To extract the shell, which measured around six centimetres in diameter and 20 centimetres in length, doctors had to perform abdominal surgery and remove it from the other end.

The man had reportedly found the shell at his brother’s home. The surgery went smoothly and the patient is recovering.

Hospital management confirmed to Nice-Matin that the unusual incident occurred between 9pm and 11.30pm on Saturday “requiring the intervention of bomb defusers, the evacuation of adult and paediatric emergencies as well as the redirection of emergency flow”.

Along with an internal memo from hospital management thanking staff for their mobilisation that night, a photo of the extracted shell also made the rounds among workers and eventually on the internet after being posted online.

On reflection, Pierre had to admit that asking his 88 year old, hard-of-hearing brother to 'put it in your arsenal' wasn't the best idea he'd ever had...

[Horse]

Almost miss-heard song lyrics

"Putin? Arsehole!"

[irie]

I see its catching

https://metro.co.uk/2021/12/05/bomb-squ ... -15710207/

The unnamed man told Gloucestershire Royal Hospital he ‘slipped and fell’ on the 57mm piece of weaponry on Wednesday.

Mrs irie (medical wife): "that's what they all say".

[ZRX61]

A year ago:

https://www.insider.com/uk-man-wwii-she ... ed-2021-12

Bomb disposal experts were called to a hospital in Gloucester, England, after a man told doctors that there was a World War II anti-tank shell lodged inside of him, authorities said.

The Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (EOD) arrived at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital on Wednesday morning after hearing that "a patient had presented with a munition in his rectum," a spokesperson for Gloucestershire Constabulary told Insider.

Doctors had already removed the item by the time the bomb squad arrived, the spokesperson added, and the EOD confirmed that the shell was "not live" and "therefore not a danger to the public."

The Sun was first to report that the unnamed patient told doctors at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital that he "slipped and fell" on the two-inch-wide artillery shell.

Dang! Beaten!

"Send it..."

As for the recent recipient, you could see there was no primer in the bottom of it.

[Horse]

no primer in the bottom

See what you're did there

[Yorick]

I bet this is popular Where do we sign up ?

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-64083802

[ZRX61]

Great, Tesla's won't charge when it's cold...

https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/te ... es-battery

[cheb]

Tesla's what won't charge?

Or if that's a greengrocer's apostrophe then one Tesla won't charge when it's cold. You'll need another example if you want to claim the plural.

[demographic]

Tesla's what won't charge?

Or if that's a greengrocer's apostrophe then one Tesla won't charge when it's cold. You'll need another example if you want to claim the plural.

Looking at the story, its a car that has a car has a defect story.

My Transit wouldn't start a few years ago when it was minus 19.
Didn't even make the Cumberland News.

[Rockburner]

Tesla's what won't charge?

Or if that's a greengrocer's apostrophe then one Tesla won't charge when it's cold. You'll need another example if you want to claim the plural.

Looking at the story, its a car that has a car has a defect story.

My Transit wouldn't start a few years ago when it was minus 19.
Didn't even make the Cumberland News.

Ah, but I bet you didn't take a photo of yourself looking miserable, and then send it on to the paper (offices based in Central Manchester), claiming that it had "ruined xmas!"

[Noggin]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

[demographic]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

The funny part about my Transit not starting was that the battery was rated down to minus 18. Pretty accurate assessment then.
Got to minus 19 and wouldn't start.

[Count Steer]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

The funny part about my Transit not starting was that the battery was rated down to minus 18. Pretty accurate assessment then.
Got to minus 19 and wouldn't start.

Such consumer information is surely 'top of the hour' news on Radio Local.

In terms of cold weather usage, I hired a car in Canada one particular year and was a bit surprised they didn't provide a block heater cable (just about every parking space had a plug-in facility).

First morning of use, turn the key...engine turns and it sounds like it's making ice cubes. But it starts and runs and gets me to to a place where I can buy a block heater cable. I mean, seriously? It's -40°C and they think it'll be .

[ZRX61]

I thought everyone knew that batteries don't charge/work well in the cold??!!

There are now reports that the actual charging stations have shit the bed in the cold, not just the vehicles ability to take a charge... altho why the fuck anyone would want to go for a drive in a blizzard is somewhat questionable.

[Mr. Dazzle]

It does strike me as something like complaining your hot cocoa machine doesn't work during a heatwave.

Diesel doesn't work when it's minus 40 either BTW, you have to change to a winter fuel blend and have block heaters etc. Everyone just forgets that because it's the norm we're used to.

[Count Steer]

It does strike me as something like complaining your hot cocoa machine doesn't work during a heatwave.

Eh? Why would you need a cocoa machine in a heatwave?

-40° is pretty common in parts of Canada and the place doesn't just grind to a halt.

I can see why batteries might not like it and why a battery car would be pretty useless in a zone that's cold for long periods, but why would a battery charger not work in the cold?

Are we going to get to the point where battery vehicles are like Goldilocks porridge? Fine as long as it's not too hot and not too cold?

I have to admit, all this hullabaloo about battery cars being the future seems a bit . If all we've done since the days of the milk float is invent better batteries. It's hardly one giant leap for mankind.

[Mr. Dazzle]

I imagine the charger issue is a specific design problem in that particular device, rather than a general issue IYSWIM. Could be as simple as condensation for example.

It's not entirely true that batteries are the only thing which have changed, but it's not entirely false either. Certainly the dramatic improvement in cost and performance has been the catalyst for the revolution now taking place.

Pretty much every type of electric motor has already been invented on paper. At their heart they're so simple that almost every conceivable type was dreamed up 100 years ago, but only some of them have actually been built. Manufacturing tech and ideas are still out of synch.

[Skub]

There are now reports that the actual charging stations have shit the bed in the cold, not just the vehicles ability to take a charge... altho why the fuck anyone would want to go for a drive in a blizzard is somewhat questionable.

You might if you are driving a snow plough.

[Mr. Dazzle]

BTW can't speak for Tesla, but our EVs are designed for -40 to +120 operation. They'll never get to +120 of course, but that's the maximum heat various bits might reach due to internal heating.

The range, power etc are all based off that window too. But unlike Tesla we do things properly rather than relying on YouTube and Twitter to promote our semi-OK cars

Aircraft batteries and motors operate happily down to -70 already.

[MingtheMerciless]

Could be a defective or failing battery heater, reading the story it seems the battery never got warm enough to safely take much charge and as the temps dropped it stopped charging altogether.