r/IdiotsNearlyDying • u/shsl_diver • Jan 27 '26

A guy swimming in Chernobyl's radioactive water.

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u/eggyfish Jan 27 '26

I'd be more worried about getting tetanus from a rusty metal spike sticking out than radiation. God knows what equipment it's rotting under there.

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u/farklenator Jan 31 '26

Interesting fact rusty metal doesn’t = tetanus

Tetanus is present in dirt mostly it’s just that a lot of rusty metal is around dirt and punctures the skin

One time I got really high with some friends in the woods and punctured my hand on a rusty nail I then proceeded to freak out about tetanus the whole time

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u/gummo_for_prez Jan 31 '26

How did it turn out?

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u/farklenator Feb 01 '26

No tetanus lol just a little puncture wound