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    Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips

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    Image of Duckspwn Duckspwn
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    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
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    Image of sepponearth sepponearth
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    I think my post got deleted so I'll redo it..

    I have these so I will clear some things up:

    Credit cards: I tried to ruin a debit card I don't really use (so no loss) but I couldn't.

    IT stuff: If anything its HELPFUL. No way could it damage a hard drive, but it's great for picking up a screw in a corner of the case.

    MRI: It would rip them the fuck out from across the room. My insurance card has a notation of the magnets on the back just in case.

    Airport security: Doesn't even set off the alarms.

    Store security: Well, you can tell when they are working or not (buzzzzz if they are, nothing if not). I've found a good portion of them do not work.

    Hope that helps anyone interested in getting this done. #bodymods
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    Hey guys. I've lurked for awhile but this post made me sign up.

    I have these magnets implanted so I'll clear some things up:

    MRI Machine: They'd rip right the fuck out. My insurance card has the magnets noted on the back.

    Security: They do not set off metal detectors. Though you can tell whether the things are on or not. Most are not.

    Credit cards: I tried on my debit card that I don't use very often. It's not strong enough to affect it.

    Hard drives: same.

    Hope that clears things up for anyone interested in doing it. #bodymods
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    Image of Hunter2458 Hunter2458
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    "Well, how about being able to feel your laptop spinning up? " And what? ruin the hard drive while we're at it?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/11/09

    @Hunter2458: Not really, since there are already more powerful magnets inside your HD. Like the ones I posted picts of before that I am using for a running experiment. What I can't figure out is that since the magnets in a drive are ALWAYS charged, since they aren't electromagnets, how can you sense the drive spinning up? You'd either "know" it was on or not if this could pick up the magnets in the drive motor, but those would be overpowered/masked by the drives larger magnets. #bodymods
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    I would love to use this to locate stove tops and motors, rather than using my eyes. #bodymods
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    What happens if he uses an MRI machine? "Why officer, too much in your blood...?" #bodymods
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    Image of relawson relawson
    11/11/09

    @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
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    11/11/09

    @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
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    Image of relawson relawson
    11/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: no, its cheap ass white gold :)

    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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    Image of maven2k maven2k
    11/11/09

    @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
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    11/11/09

    @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
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    11/11/09

    @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
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    11/11/09


    @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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    Image of RoofCoffeeCup RoofCoffeeCup
    11/11/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking: Hey, stop showing those naked photos of me! #bodymods
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/11/09

    @Log1c: You remember this story about the guy who got his finger between two powerful magnets? [gizmodo.com]

    @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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    Image of SuperTuna SuperTuna
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    Gah - my eyes need rest. I thought he was touching a giant metal nipple on his shirt. #bodymods
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    11/11/09

    @SuperTuna: Sadly, you aren't the only one. #bodymods
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    Any information on the cheesecake tee shirt? #bodymods
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    Image of Curves Curves
    11/11/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Looks like Betty Paige. #bodymods
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    11/11/09

    @Curves: Or even Bettie Page #bodymods
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    Image of DustyButt™ DustyButt™
    11/11/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: How about a keychain? A "Bettie Page t shirt" Google dredges up a lot, but not that particular shirt.
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    11/11/09

    @DustyButt™: Oops.... Dropped the image.
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    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    I bet he has problems getting through security at the airport. #bodymods
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    Image of NorwoodIsMyHero NorwoodIsMyHero
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    Is no one else going to point out the obvious here?

    /furiously scrolls away from the picture of the t-shirt as coworker walks by #bodymods
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    11/11/09

    @NorwoodIsMyHero: "He-hey, Norwood? Whatchya looking at there, Norwood? Aww, come on, Norwood. Let me see what you're looking at there Norwood...

    !!!!" #bodymods
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    No doubt anyone who does this and works in IT will wear mittens all year long. #bodymods
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    Image of Platypus Man Platypus Man
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    That's pretty awesome, that it actually gives you a sense of something by hijacking an existing sense.

    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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    Image of Lizard_King Lizard_King
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    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
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    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
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    Image of hypnotik_jello hypnotik_jello
    11/11/09

    In reply to Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips
    lemme see your credit cards...? #bodymods
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