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    Tales of Human Upgrades: Magnetic Fingertips

    You Haven't Tasted Spice Until You've Tasted It in Zero G

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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 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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    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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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    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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    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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    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_HazEnvy GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
    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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    11/11/09

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

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

    @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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    11/11/09

    @psychiccheese: .....You've done this before, haven't you? #bodymods
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    Image of shorty63136 shorty63136
    10/15/09

    In reply to You Haven't Tasted Spice Until You've Tasted It in Zero G
    Is this just a concept b/c that's actually kind of awesome. #zerogspicerack
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    Image of Synthfilker Synthfilker
    10/15/09

    @shorty63136: Did you even READ the very first sentence?

    "The following is an unpaid, untrue advertisement for the Zero G spice rack, which, incidentally, is real $44 product at Yanko Design selling under a slightly different name."

    Yeesh... #zerogspicerack
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    10/16/09

    @Synthfilker: Must you be so rude?

    Yeesh. #zerogspicerack
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    10/16/09

    @shorty63136: It's the internet! Common practices such as 'courtesy' and 'politeness' don't exist on the internet! It's far more important to get that sarcastic "look how much smarter I am than you" jab than to be a decent human being. #zerogspicerack
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    10/16/09

    @ReaveT: That's clearly the case here. #zerogspicerack
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    10/16/09

    @all: 1 - Ok, I missed that and my eyes kinda jumped straight to the ALL CAPS portion of the post.

    2 - And whooo's polluting with comments?

    3 - If you also notice, Yanko is good for having things that are simply concepts and never become actual products. #zerogspicerack
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    10/15/09

    In reply to You Haven't Tasted Spice Until You've Tasted It in Zero G
    Where's Al Harrington when you need him? #zerogspicerack
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    10/15/09

    In reply to You Haven't Tasted Spice Until You've Tasted It in Zero G

    I prefer the magnetic spice racks where you can see the contents. #zerogspicerack
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    10/15/09


    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : #zerogspicerack
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    10/15/09

    In reply to You Haven't Tasted Spice Until You've Tasted It in Zero G
    "Zero G Spice Racks, we sell spice racks. And that's all!" #zerogspicerack
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    09/11/09

    In reply to NASA's New Super-Magnet Is So Strong It Could Make Lab Rats Levitate
    These are the crappiest pictures of a floating mouse I've ever seen. Were these taken by the same person that goes around taking pictures of rumored upcoming iPhones?
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    09/10/09

    In reply to NASA's New Super-Magnet Is So Strong It Could Make Lab Rats Levitate
    One more freefall magnet. This demonstrates eddy currents as used in magnetic braking.
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