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Valentin Bondarenko's Cotton Balls
ValentinBondarenkoCottonBalls

Origin

Valentin Bondarenko

Type

Medical Cotton Balls

Effects

When placed in mouth steals oxygen from body within ten seconds unless removed

Downsides

See effects

Activation

When placed inside of a person's mouth

Collected by

Warehouse 13

Section

Korolev-956K

Aisle

654747-76543

Shelf

3230928-349284-498200

Date of Collection

07/18/1962

[Source]


Origin[]

Valentin Bondarenko (1937 - 1961) was a Soviet fighter pilot selected to become one of the first Russian cosmonauts. During an endurance test he was placed in a low pressure altitude chamber where the atmosphere was at least 50% oxygen. Since the test took place over the course of fifteen days Bondarenko would bathe himself with alcohol soaked cotton balls. When throwing one away instead of going into the trash bin it landed on an electric hot plate he was using to brew himself some tea. The cotton ignited and despite attempting to smother the flames the air caught on fire and exploded. Doctors were unable to get the door open and could only watch as Bondarenko burned alive. Finally after thirty minutes they got him out they applied emergency services to him however it was too late and he died of shock.

Effects[]

A small bag of ten cotton balls became imbued with Bondarenko's panic and fear during the fire. When inserted into a person's mouth, the cotton balls attempt to remove all oxygen in order to avoid another explosion. In the case of this artifact, it draws all oxygen out of a person's body.

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