In 1987, in Brazil, a simple metal capsule left behind in an abandoned hospital triggered one of the worst civilian nuclear accidents in history.

that's pretty much the first sentence of the linked article, no?

	▲	satiric 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		When you make a post, I think HN asks you to summarize the article in the comments (or something like that, I haven't submitted anything in a while)