Man, I don't wanna bag a dead guy, but I know fuckall about medicine, and even less about MRI's, the ONLY thing I know about MRI's is that they're composed of giant ass magnets and you do not want to be wearing any metal near them.
I guess there's no guarantee anyone would learn that but fuuuuck. What a way to go.
Not sure how representative I am here, but I had no idea that the magnets were powered up except during the scan.
My layman's understanding was that they always kept the superconductors fully chilled, but I assumed they only ran electricity through them when needed.
Only as I'm writing this does it occur to me that because of the superconduction, the magnets will remain energized for a very long time unless intentionally discharged.
I guess there's no guarantee anyone would learn that but fuuuuck. What a way to go.