How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you?

Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by TheLoneWolfling on Monday January 12, 2015 @12:57PM (#8875314)

I think that you'd end up with neurological effects before the electrons were ripped out of atoms. I mean, our nervous system is effectively controlled ionic exchange.

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by irremediable on Monday January 12, 2015 @01:14PM (#8875449)

Definitely. Furthermore, the effects of motion in that field could induce a lot of current and heating in a person. Some of the experimental super-high field strength MRI scanners are reportedly prone to zapping experimenters.

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by swamp40 on Monday January 12, 2015 @04:46PM (#8876625)

Here's a video of someone braver than myself experimenting with the effects of magnetism on his brain while he speaks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJtNPqCj-iA

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by agumonkey on Monday January 12, 2015 @06:58PM (#8877288)

First this is borderline mad, the shocks sound nasty, second it seems to me that more than speech is impacted, his whole face stutters.

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by cLeEOGPw on Tuesday January 13, 2015 @02:26AM (#8878582)

This is awesome. Wonder if it could be possible to make military helms that would prevent solders from disobeying orders or for helping them stay calm and focused by shutting panic part of brain.

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by simon_ on Monday January 12, 2015 @01:07PM (#8875397)

Yeah, the strength of field that would literally destroy molecules is a ridiculously loose upper bound.

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by ursidae on Monday January 12, 2015 @03:01PM (#8876064)

For a practical example of this, see 'Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation':

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcranial_magnetic_stimulati...

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by avian on Monday January 12, 2015 @03:26PM (#8876210)

TMS uses magnetic fields that change with time while the linked article talks about the effect of static magnetic fields.

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Re:How strong would a magnetic field have to be to kill you? by jedberg on Monday January 12, 2015 @04:27PM (#8876526)

While this is true, the point was that weak magnetic fields have an effect on human cognition.

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