This just made me chuckle is all
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https://www.reddit.com/r/DangerousThings/comments/142sac4/flexm1_removal_video/
looks like it got removed without the need for any tools
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Thanks for the update
It looked like it should have easily been pulled out, hopefully with gloved fingers rather than any tools.
An xG3 V1 proximity to xG3 V2 !?
people have asked that question before and thrown around some theorhetical numbers.
@Eriequiet may have some practical input to share.
If not, I may have a suggestion for you
Negatory, I only ever had 1 in at a time
The v1 came out and the v2 went in at a different location
I was pretty cautious and placed my v1 3-4 inches away from the nearest implant a NExT in my wrist with the v1 being in in my forearm
The dark side of brain implants 
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Sounds like all implants really. As implants become more and more important to our daily lives, any implant like this will invoke the same level of “bond”.
This is another big reason why I really like working with passive devices. There is no maintenance or battery to die after a few years. Even if VivoKey goes out of business, you can continue to use the applets on the Apex forever… same for DT passive implants of course.
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Couldn’t she decline the surgery? Why did they have to remove it? they never actually list a reason other than the company went bankrupt.
Also, it does not seem ethical to me to have a device removed from a person through invasive surgery that obviously has had a profoundly positive impact on the patient.
the article states the device was experimental so i assume she signed a legal agreement that gave the company the power to recall. she could have refused but probably would have faced legal repercussions.
i agree, however, she had a device that;
- was experimental
- had an active battery / power cell
- likely required ongoing support, adjustment, etc.
my guess is that it would have been unsafe to allow the device to remain implanted. safe operation probably required ongoing support, which the company could no longer provide, hence doctors were ethically obligated to remove it vs allow it to remain implanted.
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Dam 
Thé xG3V2 is about 5-5.5in from thé xMagic.
Ive Seen a few different number thrown without really any explanation behind them … I was hopping to have the “official” number 
Ideally I’d like the xG3V1 about 1.5in bellow on the same wrist if it will not be an issue … If it will bother the “feeling” I and still not much an issue I might put in anothe V2 … Maybe 
I wouldn’t expect much sense if you are implanting in your wrist
I never felt so much as a tingle in my arm
Did you do the top/outside or under/inner side?
Top middle of forearm for the v1
Top forearm 2” below elbow for v2
Both wound up deeper than anything else, so either installation technique due to different area, or as I believe thicker skin / fascia allowing the implant to settle deeper regardless how it was installed
Both were intended for lifting purposes, both hand very little lifting power due to the depth they settled at,
No sensation was ever felt, likely due to far lower nerve density
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That sucks, I’m sorry…
I put the V2 on the inner side of the wrist, about 1 inch away from where the watchband seats.
I am contemplating either another xG3 (V2 right now) or the Spark2 on the under side of the same wrist, about 1.5in away, trying to see how it might work …
Nothing ventured nothing gained 
Wanna do cool innovative stuff gotta expect some failure
2x v2s only 1.5 apart could be close
Id expect their field will definitely interact, but shouldn’t have much pull
But, idk how a very small but constant force will effect it
Will it slowly drift like tree growth? Or will it sit in its pocket happily until there’s a certain amount of force or trauma allowing it to migrate easier?
, I think it’s a cool idea endeavor though
I very much want to be able to attach something to my arm, even though it has to be for under a couple minutes, I think it would be supremely cool
Essentially that but inherent to my body
I wish there was a way to do larger flex sized magnets, and then I could do a small matrix of them
*adds another electropermanent magnet to his full robot bodygoals…
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I didn’t know that was a thing, that’s cool
I thought there were either permanent or electromagnets
Cake and eating it too
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nothing amazingly innovative
If it was me, ( and not a recomendation) I would remove the V2 from the needle, and place it a varying distances on the skin and see what attraction / repulsion I got to the V1, I would mark on my skin exactly where I was happy with the V2 to be implanted.
Bearing in mind this is not a exact expectation test but should be pretty realistic, maybe give myself a little wriggle room and add a few mm 
- I would then “clean” my V2 and reinsert it into the needle
- Install V2 into predetermined location
- I would then put a barrier ( Cotton bud plastic stick or Match stick etc.) between the V1 and V2 ( As close as possible to the newly implanted V2) and tape that barrier down TIGHT to stop any migration toward the V1
- I would the say my prayers and take my vitamins
When it is fully healed I would remove the barrier and mark on the skin the “final” location of the V2, and check occasionally the distance, Or measure distance between V1 and V2 to make sure they arent migrating toward each other.
Again, not a recommendation, but likely what I would try on myself
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