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Re:I have magnets implanted in my hands by vinceguidry on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @06:42AM (#18977435)
Makes sense when you think about it. The property of magnetism is caused by the alignment of the atoms in the material. Surely this ordering is as subject to entropy as all other order.

But the speed at which people are reporting their magnets losing strength makes me think they're either using low-quality magnets, or their brains getting used to the sensations and tuning them out. I think if mammals had an evolutionary purpose for sensing magnetic fields, they'd already have methods for doing so. From recollection I think dolphins have this trait and use it to navigate.

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Re:I have magnets implanted in my hands by lawlessone on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @07:09AM (#18977544)
>, or their brains getting used to the sensations and tuning them out.

or nerve damage from having a magnet just under the surface, several of the people here said it hurt to bump them

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Re:I have magnets implanted in my hands by TacticalTable on Wednesday January 23, 2019 @11:04AM (#18979381)
I would have thought this too, but most of them are reporting that they can no longer hold paper clips or other small metal objects. It has to be either quality issues, or some third cause.
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