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1 | I have a lot but I think about this one frequently because it was local. There’s a power plant in Tampa and without getting into the specifics of a process I don’t exactly understand, the boiler creates slag- which is essentially molten lava. There was supposed to be a water tank to catch and cool it- but it couldn’t get to it due to a clog. To save money, Tampa Electric kept the unit running as they sent in five workers to clear the blockage- unknowing that the slag was building up directly above them as they did. When they cleared the clog, thousands of pounds of molten slag, burning at more than 1000 degrees. It spread forty feet, half a foot thick. The youngest in there was Antonio Navarrete. He was 21 and his wife was pregnant. He took the job at TECO at $12 an hour as a MAINTENANCE WORKER, hoping to save up for a house for his wife and baby. It was his fourth day on the job. As he died, Antonio called his mom- reaching her voicemail and leaving his last words to be recorded forever. “Mom! Help me! Mom! I’m burning! Call the cops! Mom!” In the background, between his screams, his family could hear the hiss of the steam until his screaming stopped. All of this could have been avoided- had TECO simply turned off the machine while they were cleaning it. RIP Antonio, Michael McCort, Christopher Irvin, Armando Perez, and Frank Jones. Edit- I can’t believe I have to add this, but please ignore anyone using AI to poke holes in my write up. If you tell ChatGPT to fact check something it’s just gonna make stuff up. The biggest being about Antonio’s final voicemail. I left this out on purpose but Antonio didn’t die instantly. I never said he did. He was in a coma for 5 days after the accident with burns covering 80% of his body. My exact phrase was that the voicemail recorded his last words. Which was true. Perhaps AI doesn’t understand this, but comatose people don’t talk. I chose my wording and what details I left out intentionally- not to be misleading, but to spare graphic and unnecessary information. Like the fact that Antonio was a contractor- which didn’t seem pertinent. I was under the impression that this thread is for scary stories, not lengthy accounts without a single detail left out. | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1wzbc6m/what_is_the_scariest_story_you_know_is_100_true/ | AlwxWrites | https://www.reddit.com/search/# | - | r/AskReddit | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/ | What is the scariest story you know is 100% true? | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1wzbc6m/what_is_the_scariest_story_you_know_is_100_true/ | - | - |
2 | It’s baffling to me - AI art just looks bad and is usually very obvious. | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1x3uinu/what_previously_glorified_careers_are_struggling/ | Ani-3 | https://www.reddit.com/search/# | - | r/AskReddit | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/ | What previously glorified careers are struggling now? | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1x3uinu/what_previously_glorified_careers_are_struggling/ | - | - |
3 | The 256GB Micro SD card I got last August was $20. Its now like $60. Datacenters and AI - thanks. | https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1x5qwob/im_down_to_only_one_usb_left_from_a_pack_i_bought/ | Celticdouble07 | https://www.reddit.com/search/# | - | r/mildlyinfuriating | https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/ | Im down to only one USB left from a pack I bought a year ago. Went to get more only to see this... | https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/1x5qwob/im_down_to_only_one_usb_left_from_a_pack_i_bought/ | - | - |
4 | Joke’s on you, most people I have met simply do not give a shit. From small to big business, the prevailing logic seems to be: “why pay a graphic designer when I can get this done way cheaper and faster with AI?” Edit: just to be clear, I do not support AI art in any form. Mine was just but an observation. | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1x3uinu/what_previously_glorified_careers_are_struggling/ | thewickedeststyle | https://www.reddit.com/search/# | - | r/AskReddit | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/ | What previously glorified careers are struggling now? | https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1x3uinu/what_previously_glorified_careers_are_struggling/ | - | - |
5 | The whole cycle of AI finally being useful in ways to hurt big business is honestly one of the best things to happen this year. | https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1x2m08s/what_comes_around_goes_around/ | bt123456789 | https://www.reddit.com/search/# | - | r/pcmasterrace | https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/ | What comes around goes around | https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1x2m08s/what_comes_around_goes_around/ | - | - |