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DoctorButts ,

What an imbecile. Mercury is a planet. It is too large to be hidden anywhere on a chess board

homesweethomeMrL ,

I hear it’s in Gatorade

cdf12345 ,

This comment is an underrated gem.

Bravo sir.

Bocky ,

Gators are too big to fit in the bottles, can’t be that

strawberry ,

not in microwave?

some_guy OP ,

Wrong. Mercury is a god. He’s much too powerful to do the biddings of a puny mortal.

makyo ,

You’re both wrong, it’s a car. I’m pretty crazy about one though.

perslue ,

You all were close but, still wrong. Marie Curie was a scientist.

wildncrazyguy138 ,

And that scientists name? Albert Einstein.

veloxization ,
@veloxization@yiffit.net avatar

You’re also wrong. He’s a singer known as Freddie. And I don’t know what kind of necromancy was used to get him on a chess board.

Evil_Shrubbery ,

what kind of necromancy

This whole thread is a clue about that.

The necromancers used myrrh & curry.

breadsmasher ,
@breadsmasher@lemmy.world avatar

russians prove they can’t win anything legitimately

circuscritic ,

…this was a regional tournament, in the Caucasus Republic of Dagestan.

So calling them Russian is technically accurate, but really they are a brutalized and subjugated colonial subject of Russia.

Also, you’ll find this kind of crazy anywhere you go. She literally just dumped mercury around her opponents chess board when she thought no one was around to notice.

I get why it’s catching headlines, but give me a break. It’s just crazy being crazy.

HomerianSymphony ,

So calling them Russian is technically accurate

The word Russian has two meanings in English. It can mean relating to the country of Russia, or relating to the Rus ethnicity.

The Russian language distinguishes the two. The first is росси́йский. The second is ру́сский. Both words are translated as “Russian” in English, which causes confusion in English, but there’s no such confusion in Russian.

These people (Dagestanis) are Russian in the first sense, but not the second sense.

Historically, the second sense of “Russian” included Ukrainians and Belarussians (so you could say Ukrainians were Russian in the second sense, but not the first sense) but it’s become controversial to do so since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Mango ,

Dina would like a word.

breadsmasher ,
@breadsmasher@lemmy.world avatar

who?

Klear ,

Yeah! Take that Kasparov! You can’t win anything!

morphballganon ,

Is it a first?

Or is it the first time they got caught?

Johnmannesca ,
@Johnmannesca@lemmy.world avatar

Yes

HubertManne ,

this type of stuff I will never get. why are you in a competition if you don't want to do the thing you competing in to win. join an assasin competition.

Wogi ,

they HAVE those???

Delta_V ,

in Russia, they call them “democracies”

Pronell ,

Or “defenestracies”.

CptEnder ,

Lmao that’s pretty a solid one, nice

The_Picard_Maneuver ,
@The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world avatar

What a bizarre way to try to murder someone. And over a chess game? I know Russians take their chess seriously, but this is insane.

ohwhatfollyisman ,

wait till you hear about their approach to roulette!

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

Ok, this was really good

catloaf ,

I’m surprised it actually worked. Liquid mercury isn’t really that harmful, it’s the vapors that get you. I’d be concerned about it affecting me too, since I’d also be sitting at the board.

TheBigBrother ,

Kamikaze poisoning… people at both sides will be suspects, seems like a good plan.

TriflingToad ,

ever watched the princess bride?

KazuyaDarklight ,
@KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world avatar

Filters shoved deep in the nostrils maybe?

stoly ,

I’m no chemist but understand the liquid mercury is safe to handle for short periods provided you wash your hands well. It can absorb through your skin over time though.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

It just says attempted poisoning so I’m not even sure it did actually work.

Ordo_Bellatores ,

‘traditional russian values’ on display for all to see

TheBigBrother ,

If chess players do this, what do you think Russian secret service it’s capable of?

Gsus4 , (edited )

It’s a product of the state of a country that calls Gary Kasparov a terrorist. chess.com/…/russia-issues-arrest-warrant-for-kasp…

necromancyr ,

“I learned it by watching you, Vlad!”

homesweethomeMrL ,

I told y’all in 2020 - build a giant fence around there and nobody go in for 100 years. After that we’ll check on ‘em. But nooooo “it’s too expensive” pfffft. And now look - it’s . . . whatever this is!

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

this was a death in paradise episode!

s11e08

Moonrise2473 ,

Lol just learned about that series. 100+ murders in the span of a few years in a remote Island with 10k population? Sounds plausible

originalucifer ,
@originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com avatar

haha yeah, the murder rate is a bit steep. as someone else said who had pointed it out to me on lemmy, its like comfort food. you kinda know what youre getting, but the characters are well written.

sol6_vi ,
@sol6_vi@lemmy.world avatar

You fool! You fell victim to one of the classic blunders! The most famous is “Never get involved in a land war in Ukraine.” But only slightly less well known is this: “Never go in against a Russian when death is on the line!”

Xerxos ,

This opening move is called “The Russian Statesman”. Very traditional.

nieceandtows ,

Should have used polonium instead, like the dear leader

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