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Magnetic Sense

January 4th, 2007

A Sixth Sense for a Wired World

Wired has a great article on some body hacking using rare earth magnets. Implanting these magnets in their fingertips “body-mod artists” Jesse Jarrell and Steve Haworth were able to obtain a “sixth sense.” The magnet works by moving very slightly, or with a noticeable oscillation, in response to electromagnetic fields. This stimulates the somatosensory receptors in the fingertip, the same nerves that are responsible for perceiving pressure, temperature and pain. Huffman and other recipients found they could locate electric stove tops and motors, and pick out live electrical cables.

What if, seconds before your laptop began stalling, you could feel the hard drive spin up under the load? Or you could tell if an electrical cord was live before you touched it?

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