Imagine the joy of a blind person who could finally see the face of their babies. To look again at the world around them. The gift of second sight would be an awesome one. #retinalimplants
I wonder how well a human being would adjust to vision that exceeds the norm, like being able to read a paper from across the length of a football field, or having extremely good night vision. I can't help but think of the horrible paranoia that would set in when the world becomes so detailed and vivid that I start wearing glasses meant specifically to dull out the world ever so slightly. #retinalimplants
The first thing I thought of when I read "light, rapid buzz" was Awesome, I want one in my penis. Then I realized all my zippers would need to be plastic, and it would hurt quite a bit if I walked too close to something metal. One more dream killed by logic... #bodymods
@Hello Mister Walrus: probably nothing, i've had my wedding ring on and my shoes with metal grommets and nothing happened. i was freaking out though "hey! i still have my ring on! ahhh!!" the lady said it was fine and here i am with my finger still! haha #bodymods
@relawson: Is your wedding ring steel or gold, or a grade titanium? Compared to those, this is an ACTUAL magnet, not a piece of metal that may or may not have/store magnetic properties. Just remember the story that happened in NJ where they turned the machine on, and a O2 tank shot into the machine and killed a child. #bodymods
i've heard about that tank thing, and have seen pictures of metal tables sticking into the side of the tube because it was too close. but, the fact that my shoes with tons of metal pieces in it were no bother leads me to believe that nothing would happen. #bodymods
@relawson: I think it has a lot to do with the mass of the object, not only if it's magnetic or not. White gold (or yellow for that matter) is not magnetic and the eyelets in your shoes are very small and probably aluminum. #bodymods
@relawson: I'm willing to bet your eyelets were aluminum, as maven2k said, or perhaps brass that was chrome coated.
All I know is this. My neighbor, who owns a crane company, had his welder need an MRI. They would not do the MRI until he had an eye exam to make sure that since he didn't always use a mask, there was no metal that may have arced off and got stuck in his eye. #bodymods
@GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: for some reason i can't find a decent magnet around here!!! I have a strong telescoping wand at home in my toolbox, if i havent completely forgotten about this experiment by the time i get home i'll try it :)
someone posted recently that actually has them, though. #bodymods
@relawson: Well, I have been dealing with magnets a lot lately, as they are necessary for the RoofCoffeeCup to work and stay on properly. This cup will stick on my steel toe shoes pretty good, as well. #bodymods
I saw this story a while ago in Make magazine. Ever since then, I've been threatening to do it. If they could keep the magnets from pulverizing inside someone's body, I'd have no problem with it. #bodymods
I read this before and all I could think of is some of the long term problems and hope that none of them ever need CT, MRIs, or the like. Plus, with inserting it without any kind of sheath, I wonder what the long term effects of the body absorbing the metals might be.
That said, it is pretty cool some of the things they can do with it and as they learn more about it and it becomes safer, I could definitely see it becoming useful in some professions. Think of being an electrician and being able to tell a wire is live before accidentally grabbing it. #bodymods
You know what I'd like to do? I'd like to have magnetic fingertips that can wipe magstrips. That way, I can work a temp job doing retail during the holiday season, and when some customer is a jerk, smells, breathes on me wrong I can just wipe their card when handing it back to them.
Yes it's passive aggressive, and I hope they burn in hell! #bodymods
@Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: can't you just keep a magnet near your register? When you keep the card to "compare signatures" (you do compare them... right?), you can put it down on your strategically placed magnet. #bodymods
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i've heard about that tank thing, and have seen pictures of metal tables sticking into the side of the tube because it was too close. but, the fact that my shoes with tons of metal pieces in it were no bother leads me to believe that nothing would happen. #bodymods
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All I know is this. My neighbor, who owns a crane company, had his welder need an MRI. They would not do the MRI until he had an eye exam to make sure that since he didn't always use a mask, there was no metal that may have arced off and got stuck in his eye. #bodymods
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someone posted recently that actually has them, though. #bodymods
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@relawson: Well, I have been dealing with magnets a lot lately, as they are necessary for the RoofCoffeeCup to work and stay on properly. This cup will stick on my steel toe shoes pretty good, as well. #bodymods
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@relawson: Check out the link above to see what two powerful Non-electromagnets can do from a few feet apart! #bodymods
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I mean, ok, so maye it kills the skin, but whatever, it just means that it won't hurt if you cut your finger. Sounds win/win to me! #bodymods
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That said, it is pretty cool some of the things they can do with it and as they learn more about it and it becomes safer, I could definitely see it becoming useful in some professions. Think of being an electrician and being able to tell a wire is live before accidentally grabbing it. #bodymods
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Yes it's passive aggressive, and I hope they burn in hell! #bodymods
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But seriously, not a fanboy comment, but I don't think the second place was really deserving. Or the third.
But oh well #photoshopcontest
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In other punny news, "thumb drives" now closer to being literal. #usbfinger
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