BOOM and bust: Woman with enlarged breasts is forced to leave Tesla technology exhibition over fears electro-magnetic fields could cause her implants to explode 

  • Nadezhda Petrova wanted to attend an exhibition on inventor Nikola Tesla 
  • Authorities in Kazan in Tatarstan blocked Ms Petrova from entering the museum
  • It was claimed the electro-magnetic fields in the room could damage her breasts
  • Ms Petrova said she should have been allowed into the room due to her 'rights'

By DARREN BOYLE, DATA JOURNALIST

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A woman was furious to be told she was not allowed into a Nikola Tesla exhibition because of her breast implants.

Nadezhda Petrova, who has had her breasts surgically enhanced,  was refused entry to an exhibition featuring the inventions of Serbian-American electricity pioneer Nikola Tesla, as officials said the electrical fields present could cause her body to start rejecting her silicone breast implants.

The Nikola Tesla exhibition in the city of Kazan in central Russia's Republic of Tatarstan banned people with heart problems, as well as those with breast implants, due to the strong electro-magnetic fields.

Nadezhda Petrova was banned from attending the Nikola Tesla exhibition in Tatarstan because officials feared her surgically enhanced breasts would explode as a result of the electricity

Nadezhda Petrova was banned from attending the Nikola Tesla exhibition in Tatarstan because officials feared her surgically enhanced breasts would explode as a result of the electricity

Administrators said people with heart problems were also banned from the exhibition 

Administrators said people with heart problems were also banned from the exhibition 

Ms Petrova was told she could enter the room if she signed a disclaimer absolving the museum of any responsibility in the event of an explosion, however she refused to sign the document

Ms Petrova was told she could enter the room if she signed a disclaimer absolving the museum of any responsibility in the event of an explosion, however she refused to sign the document

The administrator of the museum also noted that people with dental implants might feel a slight pain when touching some of the exhibits.

But Ms Petrova was appalled to find out that she was not welcome and tried to fight for what she saw as her 'rights'.

She maintained that she wanted to visit, even after the exhibition’s administrator explained all the dangers to her.

Bosses eventually agreed to let her in if she signed a disclaimer releasing the museum from any responsibility should she suffer any adverse consequences - but Ms Petrova declined to sign it.

She left the premises without viewing the exhibition and says she has decided against making a complaint to a consumer watchdog.

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