Magnetic Implant in Hand

If you’ve been wanting to implant a magnet in your body, then you’ll be happy to know the good news that your dream has become a possibility.  Imagine all the fun you’ll have.

From Wired:
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? For the few people who have rare earth magnets implanted in their fingers, these are among the reported effects—a finger that feels electromagnetic fields along with the normal sense of touch.

It’s been described as a buzzing sensation, a tingling, an oscillation, movement, pure stimulation and, in the case of body-modification expert Shannon Larrett’s encounter with a too-powerful antitheft gateway at a retail store, “Like sticking your hand in an ultrasonic cleaner.” (Wired)