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Title: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Eerongal on February 12, 2010, 06:43:45 PM

Ran across this article and thought i'd share. (http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/news/2006/06/71087)

I'd totally get that done if it didnt sound like I'd need to get garage surgery for it.

Title: Re: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Miyabi on February 13, 2010, 09:36:41 AM

This myth

"I become slightly phobic of magnetic resonance imaging machines. The superpowerful electromagnets used in medical imaging can make metal fly across a room and stick, often for the hours it takes to power down the magnets. A person with an embedded magnet runs the risk of having their implant ripped out of their body."

Was busted.

Title: Re: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Chaos on February 13, 2010, 10:02:34 AM

Well we all know metal inside your body can't be Pulled on ;)

Title: Re: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Miyabi on February 14, 2010, 04:34:17 AM

I was actually referring to an episode of Myth Busters, but that is a valid point as well.

Title: Re: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Renoard on April 21, 2010, 12:43:06 AM

On the other hand metallic objects in your body do cause PAIN when subjected to MRI.

Title: Re: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Miyabi on April 21, 2010, 04:22:13 AM

According  to Carriie from Mythbusters it didn't.

Title: Re: A "6th sense" for for electrical devices
Post by: Renoard on April 21, 2010, 10:10:22 AM

Okay, I like mythbusters.  But sometimes they seem to be intentionally misunderstanding the myth they are being challenged with.  At other times they seem to be intentionally framing the experiments so that they can't possibly provide usable data.  It's just sometimes.  But it seems almost as if they occaisionally have an ulterior motive in "disproving" certain things that are scientific fact for which there are credible scientific studies.