Hello, Dangerous Things community!
I recently purchased the xG3 biomagnet, and I admit- it was a little bit of an impulsive buy. For years I have been wanting to get a magnet implant, and once I actually bought a TiN coated magnet from K&J Magnetics which I surgically implanted in my left-hand ring finger. Unfortunately, after a few weeks, my body rejected it- whether this was due to improper procedure or an imperfect coating I do not know. In any case, once I saw such a no-fuss opportunity for finally getting an implant I jumped on it.
After I received the package, I injected the magnet myself, and it has been 2 days since the injection. My experience will change after scar tissue forms around the magnet- so these impressions will be subject to change as well. After a month, I will give another update.
Many have said this is a ‘Lifting Magnet’ - so here is what I have found to be about the upper bound of its lifting capabilities (more testing required):
So far, even though it can lift a good deal (although I am not sure what use that is) I really can’t feel it too much. I can certainly feel it a little if I think about it, but its nothing compared to even the first day of having the disk magnet in my finger (may it rest in peace). Hopefully, after a few weeks this changes and it becomes even half as good at field sensing as the finger magnet, but I am dubious that this will happen.
Even if it does not improve much, that’s okay, I was not expecting it to be very good, and I have plans for it that don’t need it to be miraculously high quality. Some people have injected it in their fingers and gotten MUCH better results- I was not prepared to do this because the magnet seems much too large for these purposes. That being said, this man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I48hHBgednw) injected it into his finger and it did not seem to make his finger very misshapen at all.
A few questions: Is Dangerous Things planning on releasing another finger magnet someday? Is there a way to stimulate nerve growth in a specific area of the body? (That would help for people planning to do what I did).
Thanks for reading! I hope this helps for any of you planning on buying this implant.
they are in the parts of your body that you can feel very light touch, so feel the difference between your Thenar space ( Thumb webbing ) and your fingertips.