Technically not showing off, just adding a quick bit of trivia.
Iāve been watching orphan black, and season 4 episode 1 they are implanting magnets in fingertips and show off picking up a pen. ![]()
Anyway apologies, I thought it was awesome.
that and the implanted portion is bone anchored
I donāt think it matters that the magnet is anchored to bone on one side. If you put the same object outside the skin to a magnet that is anchored and to a magnet that is not anchored, the same amount of pressure is going to be applied to the tissue between the magnet and the object regardless of the magnetās anchoring, no?
Kind of. You can spread it over a much larger area and the magnet isnāt compressing the skin as it is pulled away from the body, non?
Uhh.. no. It doesnāt matter at all if the magnet pulls away from bone or not.. the other side is completely free to compress the skin all it wants. If you put your finger between a large magnet and a steel plate.. would it matter if the other side of the magnet was glued to something? Not at all.. so why would it matter as an implant?
I drew a little picture.
Because the external object is free to move, it will put the same amount of pressure (force) on the tissue regardless of whether or not the magnet is anchored. The anchor is purely there to stop the magnet (and external object) from moving around.
take a wide rimmed shallow bowl. Place the magnet in the bottom such that it is not touching the skin. The wide rim of the bowl is applying the same force to 10x surface area.. The bowl magnet does not touch the skin nor does the bone mounted magnet move forward to compress the skin above it.
Ah I see.. yes with this specific system (cochelaer implants) where the outer object envelops the bone mounted magnet.. absolutely. My brain was stuck on people basically wanting to slap watches to their arms or whatever.
Yes. I know I need to grease the gate. ![]()
Yes... that's where you think it is
Time to install a coil in a chair, bed, or something along those linesā¦
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Already get a bit of a tingle on my -p0 sensing lodestone going into some big stores with their scanners, Iāve been told some library scanners at the doors are even stronger.
I know I used to get really excited to read when I was younger, but this is a whole different thing ![]()
Ferrous Phallus
Is that an OLight or a DLight?
Also, who did the install?
Since iām already derailing
Have you greased the gate yet?
And no, thatās not a euphemism
OLight Oclip, love this 'lil guy.
And dunno if heās on the forums here, but CitrusBolt
Yes! Although itās starting to make some noise again so I might need to hit it again.
Is it possible to switch to ball bearing based hinges or something that doesnāt require as much maintenance?
What about using an automatic greaser?
Its an old gate and the hinges seals arenāt the best and the grease leaks out. Iāll probably do something about it at some point, but that automatic greaser looks like a good way to kick the can down the road another few years! ![]()
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