Nuclear Powered Heart

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0:00 - intro
0:22 - pacemaker
0:58 - first one
1:48 - bad batteries
2:28 - nuclear powered
3:54 - plutonium
4:44 - space missions
6:06 - insane longevity
6:40 - discontinued

#mrslav #radioactive #science

[.xmm]

My friends said we were going install Atomic Heart. Not actually install an atomically powered heart.

[DS-wlpk]

Them having “wireless charging” way back then and for something like a pacemaker, is insane

[anaoricofag]

An elderly woman in my neigborhood died last year because her lithium battery pacemaker was getting depleted and doctors said she was too old to get a surgery to replace the pacemaker's battery, other than that she was in perfect health, she would still be around if she had a plutonium pacemaker.

[Oldsparkey]

I got my pacer/defibrillator back in 1993 and before then there were some with plutonium powered ones being used. It's my understanding they were discontinued for several reasons. I was happy that they were discontinued because you have to report your every move to the government. My 1st one was battery powered and recharged every three months. The other 4 were replace every 10 to 12 years.

[jesseromo]

This was a very interesting topic to cover. I had no idea there were nuclear powered pacemakers. It's crazy to think that Plutonium 238 was the safest option out of other radioisotopes.

Usually you put a funny joke at the end, but it was actually a bit wholesome this time.

[smeelsgaming]

for anybody interested, 2:49 is "Imagine the stress on patient's heart when he gets a nuclear pacemaker for his heart"

[NyxSnacks]

My grandmother had a pacemaker, even had the thing maintained a few times if my memory is correct.

The day she died, her pacemaker stopped with her. We all thought it was rather poetic, and she was buried with it since well... it was depleted anyways.

[Joseph]

This was actually super interesting. I never would have guessed such a small device could be powered by radioactive material.

[silentkiller]

you know this channel is great when i tried to subscribe but found myself already subscribed 👌

[iTzMxrio]

1:18 This it's actually true punching someone in the chest can make a patient that it's having a abnormal heart rhythm to hopefully convert to a better rhythm.This is called the precordial thump, it can be used to convert the rhythm as I said before. It's used if you don't have a AED around (automatic external defibrilator).Most studies says that this doesn't help very much but it's better than nothing. It generates about 5-10 Joules of mechanical energy

[FlopBlopFish]

1:20 “…punch him to unalive him…” I believe its un-unalive

[thshan]

imagine outliving the inventor when you're the one with the heart problem

[sarahkatherine]

4:57 "It was a product of the process used to make nuclear weapons"
5:10 "USA has recently restarted production"

Yeah, very good news

[dixonqwerty]

2:26 that intimate mic moment had me laugh BWAHAHAHAHAHA I love your videos man!!

[TJayMid]

a buddy of mine has one, he’s maybe 19-20. a fake* weed cartridge killed him for 30 seconds (i believe) but he was successfully resuscitated, and now has one for the rest of his life



for the full story: this was back in 2019-2020. i didn’t live in the greatest of areas at the time so if you didn’t go to a dispensary then you didn’t really know what you were getting (i live in NW Ohio so going to Michigan was fairly common, but not mainstream yet) he was standing by his back door; a glass sliding door; and blacked out and fell straight through it, yes, through the glass. he already had some health issues and the fake cart just finally did it, as i said he flatlined for 30ish seconds on the way to the hospital but was resuscitated, ultimately he needed a pacemaker. probably not a plutonium based one showcased in the video, but it’s still insane to me regardless. he’s alive and well thank fuck, would’ve been an awful way to die, especially at such a young age.


*: fake could range anywhere from Pre-FDA regulation on Vitamin E Extract (and any other leading chemicals that caused health problems) or a flat out home-made (or tampered with) cart. nobody is quite sure and i doubt anyone remembers at this point. these were in the days of non-tamper-proof boxes, so mind you there wasn’t a way to be sure, you just trusted the guy

[Rhinestone-wgwf]

I love your videos I look forward to them everytime !

[__Rizzler__]

oppenheimer stalking from the corner: i need that uranium

[Real_Potato_Man]

... So they were ALREADY making Über hearts? Damn, medic must've told engi to build a time machine.

[eddielegs]

Haha last quote was good again.

I always love that about Mr. Slav's videos not only informative but the humor on top of that. 😅❤

[User_-_]

"Still not as long lasting as the memory of when a girl complemented us "
I feel you bro