Of course they're not blowing up the hamster! That would be unethical, immoral, probably illegal, very hard to clean up, and, most importantly, lasers don't blow things up, they vapourise them.

They vapourise the hamsters.

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0x0 48 points 2 years ago

I don't know where you're getting your information from. "Hamsters" is actually a misleading term because there is only one hamster on Earth and he is immortal. He travels through time and overlaps his own timeline frequently, creating the illusion of multiple hamsters. As he ages, he grows very slowly and the patterns on his fur change, which is why he looks different sometimes. You should probably say a few hail hamsters now because he doesn't like when people make jokes about his demise — and he can bite.

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Swedneck 14 points 2 years ago

when he travels backwards through time he's referred to as a sterham and is positively charged

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notabot 11 points 2 years ago

I, for one, welcome our immortal, time-travelling, hamster overlord, but please stop giving away their secrets. The 'vapourisation' is the cover they need to make the particularly tricky jumps through time and space. It's not needed every time, hence why it's not more common, just when they need to arrive at a very specific point that's already crowded with other manifestations of the ur-hamster.

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swab148 9 points 2 years ago

The proper term is Miniature Giant Space Hamster

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UNY0N 8 points 2 years ago

GO FOR THE EYES BOO, GO FOR THE EYES!!!

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Bonsoir 1 point 2 years ago

Is he a cousin of St. Gulik or something? They kind of look alike.

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0x0 1 point 2 years ago

Fascinating! I'm certain they're in the same genus.

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henfredemars 19 points 2 years ago

Sadly I think it’s hardly economically viable to do an MRI on a hamster.

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Oszilloraptor 29 points 2 years ago

Well, that doesn't mean it's not done.

My sister had a few (more than 20 simultaneously) rats.

One rat got stuck with her tail in the cage, and the tail had to be amputated, or the rat would've died. There were a few complications during the operation, and the bill would have skyrocketed to more than 2k€. For a tiny rat.

Needless to say, my sister insisted the operation continue. Rat lived happily for another 18 months

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henfredemars 7 points 2 years ago

I’m skeptical but I would like to hear about those cases. I had a mouse with $600 vet bill. She did actually live another seven months with a good quality of life.

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fuckwit_mcbumcrumble 10 points 2 years ago

"economic viability" doesn't apply when you love something.

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fossilesque 13 points 2 years ago

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leftzero 28 points 2 years ago

No, Mr. Hamster, I expect you to die.

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AmbiguousProps 19 points 2 years ago

How much do you think a hamster MRI costs?

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pineapplelover 14 points 2 years ago

Same as a human mri, from what I looked up it's like $1k

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monk 8 points 2 years ago

Found the American.

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TexMexBazooka 7 points 2 years ago

My last MRI they billed 20k

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monk 1 point 2 years ago

My last MRI they billed ~$70. No insurance involved, a plain straight "you walk in from the street, you pay this" price.

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Grass 3 points 2 years ago

nah too cheap to be american

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blackbrook 5 points 2 years ago

Couldn't you save a lot of money by scanning a few dozen at the same time?

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Jax 5 points 2 years ago

Hypothetically yes, logically no.

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gentooer 3 points 2 years ago

If this is an American hamster, I hope it's got a decent job with good health insurance.

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boogetyboo 3 points 2 years ago

I had both my knees done, I think it was AUD$400 because it was GP not specialist referred. Probably one of the more expensive things you can get done in this country, but I'm thankful it was only that much hearing from the yanks.

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FinnFooted 4 points 2 years ago

Like... For your pet hamster or for research? Cos the only rodents I know who get a MRI done are for research. And then the people doing the research own the MRI.

Do average income people get MRIs for the pets?

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DragonTypeWyvern 2 points 2 years ago

About as much as a human MRI

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FinishingDutch 11 points 2 years ago

Seriously though… I’m all for giving animals excellent care. But is that actually a thing people do? Give their hamster an MRI? That’s a very expensive procedure for humans with good insurance, so I’d assume it to be rather unaffordable when applied to pets like this.

I could see it for say, a beloved dog who’s got years of life left. But hamsters kick the bucket if you breathe in their general direction.

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bluemellophone 10 points 2 years ago

Who’s to say this isn’t for animal health research?

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FinishingDutch 5 points 2 years ago

That’s pretty much what I’m assuming for an actual answer.

Though I’ve certainly read about people who spent ungodly amounts to save pets, even old ones or street dogs. Bless them for it, for sure.

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logicbomb 5 points 2 years ago

The primary reason an MRI is expensive to run is that it has this magnetic field that must be maintained. This is a cost that is irrespective of whether they are running a scan.

So if you have an MRI for small animals and it's not being used, you might use it for a hamster.

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Elaine 11 points 2 years ago

Forbidden burrito

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Artyom 10 points 2 years ago

Inertial confinement hamster

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Mikufan 7 points 2 years ago

Guy works for Kurtzgesagt 💀

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Skkorm 6 points 2 years ago

I hate that I can't tell what the truth is

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Maggoty 6 points 2 years ago

On the offhand that you're not joking an MRI does not use lasers and should not make anything explode. Unless you put metal inside it. Don't do that.

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BroccoLemuria 1 point 2 years ago

Imagine building a massive machine and going through the trouble of gently wrapping the tiny animal just to explode it in pieces. I think it should be clear which one is the troll

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NocturnalMorning 4 points 2 years ago

I don't get it. It's too early in the morning for this.

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Contramuffin 2 points 2 years ago

Found the AI

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otto_von 3 points 2 years ago

He said he is a vetinarian so he must be right