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I have their Titan magnet in a ring finger. Unlike all other magnet implants it does not degrade at all because it has a titanium casing, so it will last good as new until I die or remove it.

I can feel AC with it very easily, because the magnet vibrates. Microwaves and laptop charger bricks are fun. There's a little gadget [1], literally just an inductor soldered to a USB-C connector, that you can plug into your phone and test your sensitivity with. Having a literal sixth sense is the coolest thing in the world to me and I haven't gotten tired of it at all about a year post install.

I also have their Next in the same hand that I use to get into my apartment everyday and have a link to my website on (has both RFID and NFC)

[1] https://github.com/AxelFougues/Lodestone-biomagnet-tools




I have one between my thumb and index finger. I was aware there are far fewer nerve endings in that area, but was hoping it would still work to some degree, as certain people reported. Sadly, I don't feel anything at all.


Is it a problem if you need a MRI?


If I knew beforehand I was getting one I would have it removed. If not (incapacitated), someone has gone through an MRI with my same magnet and just felt strong tugging, not even really painful and definitely not ripping-out-of-finger strong. It's a pretty small magnet and I guess human skin is pretty darn strong.




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