The Man Who Survived Being Shot Through the Head By the World’s Strongest Laser

For the Record

To break things down, it takes about 500 rads (unit of measurement for radiation) to kill someone. Death by radiation is one of the most painful ways to go, and people usually die within 5 days of being affected by radiation. Anatoli was exposed to 200,000 rads through his brain. Nobody had ever been exposed to this much radiation, and the doctors were certain that this would kill him.

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