Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Jan 30, 2018

Big problems:

Here's a frightening story: a man who was carrying an oxygen cannister into a hospital room in Mumbai, India, with an MRI machine inside, was sucked into the machine that had been turned on. Doctors say the cylinder with the liquid oxygen inside broke, and 32-year-old RAJESH MARU inhaledit, killing him. Two hospital employees were arrested for negligence.

Bid'ness is Bid'ness:

Tesla founder ELON MUSK had sold 10-thousand flamethrowers for $500 a piece as of yesterday afternoon. The flamethrowers went online on Friday. Musk posted a video of himself on Instagram playing around with a flamethrower on Saturday, and tweeted that the Boring Company avoided regulatory headaches by keeping the flame's length under 10 feet. Last year, Musk sold 50-thousandBoring Company hats for $20 apiece.
Quotable: "Who the heck would want a flamethrower? As I Google the site..." (A-List Comedy)

Watercooler:

Are you looking for a great gig that pays well and gives you the freedom to do something beside work? Hope you like computers! Marketwatch reports data scientist has topped Glassdoor's list of "Best Jobs in America" for 2016, 2017 and 2018, while U.S. News & World Report claims that a software development is the number one career based on information from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Both positions pay over $100,000, require programming language skills and can deliver a great work-life balance.(Lee)