Magnets implanted in fingers give sensitivity to magnetic fields

[kache]

That guy is a lying liar. I dont care what he claims. He is and idiot.

:|

Why implant them? Can't you get the same effect from a well designed pair of gloves?

No, not sensitive enough.

 

[SlitheryDee]

What's the utility of being able to feel a magnetic field in this manner?

 

[polarmystery]

Magnets, how do they work?


(can't believe no one said it up to this point)

 

[darkswordsman17]

Stronger magnets wouldn't feel the more subtle changes into the magnetic field.
This does.


Blabla, magnet too weak for that, blabla.
Read the fucking AMA.

How do you figure? You could fit a lot of these "more sensitive" magnets in a glove giving you more sources of feedback. It wouldn't be that difficult to make a skin-flush glove that accomplishes the same thing without the implant. Hell they could cover their hands in scales of these magnets like chainmesh. Plus wouldn't the magnets in the body interfere with nerve endings making their skin less sensitive?

 

[kache]

How do you figure? You could fit a lot of these "more sensitive" magnets in a glove giving you more sources of feedback. It wouldn't be that difficult to make a skin-flush glove that accomplishes the same thing without the implant. Hell they could cover their hands in scales of these magnets like chainmesh. Plus wouldn't the magnets in the body interfere with nerve endings making their skin less sensitive?

Well, you could try making the gloves...
And no, no problems with sensitivity after the damage has healed.

 

[phucheneh]

How do you figure? You could fit a lot of these "more sensitive" magnets in a glove giving you more sources of feedback. It wouldn't be that difficult to make a skin-flush glove that accomplishes the same thing without the implant. Hell they could cover their hands in scales of these magnets like chainmesh. Plus wouldn't the magnets in the body interfere with nerve endings making their skin less sensitive?

Feeling something INSIDE your body move is going to invariably be a lot more sensitive than simply feeling an effect on magnets in a glove.

That said, we still know two things for sure:

The OP obviously wants to do this.

The OP has still not provided any practical purpose for this (nor has anyone; correct me if I missed something).

Do you seriously want to get magnetic implants so you can tell your buddy when his hot pocket is ready? (not a sexual euphemism...)

 

[kache]

Feeling something INSIDE your body move is going to invariably be a lot more sensitive than simply feeling an effect on magnets in a glove.

That said, we still know two things for sure:

The OP obviously wants to do this.

The OP has still not provided any practical purpose for this (nor has anyone; correct me if I missed something).

Do you seriously want to get magnetic implants so you can tell your buddy when his hot pocket is ready? (not a sexual euphemism...)

I am an electrician. Being able to sense electromagnetic fields would help me a huge lot in my field of work.
If you read the AMA you'll see that this tool is mostly useful to people who work in the electrical field.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Why implant them? Can't you get the same effect from a well designed pair of gloves?

That's what I was thinking too. I'm sure it could be made sensitive enough if well designed.

 

[kache]

Scientific paper:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/60163195/A-Novel-Human-Machine-Interface-Using-Subdermal-Magnetic-Implants

 

[blurredvision]

The OP has still not provided any practical purpose for this (nor has anyone; correct me if I missed something).

When you consider most things in life, much is impractical. To each his own.

 

[Gintaras]

lol
So he's an EE that wants to feel magnetic fields?

Birds do actually SEE magnetic fields...

Who wants to see magnetic field? I guess people that perished in Thailand Tsunami, would have liked to see magnetic field - no animals suffered in that event...just human spieces - who think they're "special" on this planet....

 

[gamefreakgcb]

Ben Popper of The Verge did a pretty good article on this. Biohacking.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/8/8/3177438/cyborg-america-biohackers-grinders-body-hackers