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Is This Normal?

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Is This Normal?

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When you've been mining crypto and training AI models for so long that your RTX 5090 has literally become part of your anatomy. The radiologist's findings are gold: "RTX 5090 graphics card visualized within rectum. No evidence of perforation (at time of imaging)." That casual "(at time of imaging)" disclaimer is doing some heavy lifting here.

The accession number 5090-RECT is *chef's kiss* level attention to detail. Someone in radiology definitely moonlights as a gamer. The real question is: can it still run Crysis? Because if you're gonna have a GPU lodged in your pelvis, it better be getting those frames per second. Also, props to whoever swallowed a triple-fan cooler setup—commitment to thermal management even in the most uncomfortable situations.

Clinical correlation recommended indeed. Maybe correlate with your recent GPU shortage panic buying decisions?

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