Crossposted from https://feddit.uk/post/43715499
Medical staff had to halt the procedure, fearing a possible explosion. The hospital, unfamiliar with such protocols, immediately alerted the authorities, and around 1:40 a.m., police arrived and activated the bomb squad. The team established a security perimeter to neutralize the device so surgery could continue, though no one knew at that stage if the entire operation could blow up at any moment.
A few years ago, I went out at the beginning of the summer to get some new pool noodles. I could t find them, no matter where I looked, all summer. So weird.
The following summer, they were everywhere, but they all had a sticker on them, that included “Not to be inserted rectally.” Suddenly, I understood why they had been off the market for a season, as the regulators got involved.
So someone saw a pool noodle, and thought “Hmmm…”