Radiation Killed Douglas Crofut. No One Knows Why.
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2022
- There has only been one recorded death due to an unknown source of radiation. Was it an accident? Was it negligence? Or was it something worse?
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I love how in his most desperate hours, he makes sure to return the deadly thing safely to someone who knows how to handle it
It’s entirely possible he did irradiate himself intentionally, but while drunk enough to where he didn’t remember doing it. Whether he did or not, this is still a tragedy. I hope his family was able to recover from this as best they could.
The most bonkers thing about this, is that he'd been arrested so many times, yet companies kept hiring him to work with radioactive materials. "Yes, I see you've been arrested for drunkenness over 10 times. But I'm sure you're sorry. Here, have iridium. Im such a good hiring manager."
What struck me the most was that he took the trouble to make sure the iridium was safely recovered by someone who knew how to handle it. Despite what afflicted him, at the end of it all he was not without compassion.
My father was also a drunk, who tried once or twice a week to kill us all by turning the gas stove on without igniting it before leaving for work, among other things. He never apologized, or even admitted to anything, even up til his death recently. He has always given me this feeling like the denial of alcoholics is so strong, it's like they have two minds, unaware of eachother. For that reason, I don't find it surprising or convincing that Douglas swore all the way up to his death that he didn't know where the burns came from.
Love how this is explained. It was a closed case as "unexplainable" because the commission had to deal in facts. The facts they had to work with were coincidences. While they made perfect sense put together combined with his previous history, they were still coincidences and weren't perfectly lined up into a cause/effect explanation. Therefore, "unexplainable". Love this series!
This story is a great example for the "scientists don't even know what/how caused [blank]" argument. Scientists have great hypotheses for a lot of mysteries that just can't be "proven" in the scientific sense. It doesn't mean that scientists are baffled or dumbfounded and just can't figure it out.
I always look forward to new Half-Life Stories episodes.
I think what is so scary about radiation is that you can totally pick up a inspecting object and end up having your whole life changed forever. The unforeseen consequences are the most terrifying. That's why it is important we all are informed of these things.
The thing that stands out to me were his methods. The gasoline, the previous exposure to radiation, both of these would’ve been extremely painful ways to die. The way he did end up dying was extremely painful. Even if he didn’t intentionally expose himself that one last time, he wanted to die in an extremely painful and hard to fix way based off of his previous attempts.
The slow, torturous, agonizing method of suicide he chose, paired with a history of severe alcoholism and suicide attempts speaks to an immense self-hatred Mr. Crofut must have had within himself to commit such complete self-destruction.
This is honestly heartbreaking. Radiation would be the last suicide method I'd ever chose. Even at my worst when I had already picked a fail-safe method, I wouldn't have subjected myself to the worst possible death known to mankind. The fact that he chose this fate over life says a lot about how much he must have suffered.
If he did it intentionally, then he took deliberate steps to ensure that no one else was harmed. So, he has my full empathy and respect.
My dad was a non destructive radiographer for 30 years. He did this his entire life. I almost went into the same job, but living in a hotel room and having no friends or family is a huge burden on you. Mental stability in this line of work is very difficult. its insanely hard working conditions, a lot of travel, and 16 hours days. and not to mention being around radiation.
Years ago in the Army...there's a statement...I caught a female soldier with her breasts exposed to a radio waveguide. She was trying to give herself breast cancer to get out of the army. I've often wondered what eventually happened to her.
As an Industrial radiographer myself I’d always hoped you’d find a way to make a video about what we do.
There is something so inherently tragic about someone who wants to cause themselves unimaginable suffering, who believes they deserve unimaginable suffering, being gentle, kind, compassionate, and concerned enough to have been so careful to protect everyone else. He thought he deserved to suffer, and yet, took such intricate care to make sure no one else ever did. I wonder if he knows that somewhere deep down, even then, he was a good person. I wonder if he died knowing he didn't deserve it. I hope he knew. I really hope.
He must have really hated himself to choose such a slow and painful way to go out. This poor man. Words cannot describe how oppressive life can be sometimes, and I can only wonder at the depths of his despair. I hope he has found his peace.
Well, the fact the most severe burns seem concentrated over his chest and heart kinda confirms it was definitely suicide. It's the place I'd probably hold it if I were trying to do the same thing, hoping the radiation would fry my heart quickly and cause a not TOO painfully or drawn out death. Or I'd hold it to my head, but I don't know if you'd be able to hold it there for long enough to be entirely fatal since it'd probably make you feel very ill and have seizures rather quickly. He probably left the device with the neighbour because he KNEW the guy would know how to handle it properly, instead of risking his family by leaving it in the house or risk strangers by just dumping it somewhere. So at the very least he DID try and think of others as his last act before death.