I had nerve damage on half my foot from a rope mishap, it was all numb for like three months. After that I just wished it had stayed numb cause it was on fire for like another two months. Still to this day I’ll get a random feeling like someone’s pouring acid on my foot… apparently it’s what happens when nerves are being fixed…they’re wonky for a bit. I think next time I get nerve damage I’m gonna hope it stays damaged.
Small incision, grab nerve and pull it out.
I did it and I am feeling better than ever 
no don’t do it
Apologies if this was already answered but I didn’t see it,
How strong is the xg3?
Looking to maybe use it as a small parts holder on the top of my hand
According to Amal’s post here, the magnet in the xG3 is 2.4mm wide by 12mm long. According to this calculator, on the outside of your skin (2-3mm away) a piece of metal will experience 0.01lbs (~5g) of pull force. So you could lift 5 paper clips or a few screws no problem.
Not likely from us… maybe some specialty biohacking people out there might make some seriously big magnets with thick coatings… but these would be for forearms and such, not hands.
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Hope they consider the problem of skin dying away when attaching something to a magnet for a not-so-really-long-period-of-time… I know Steve experimented with that, and problems occured pretty fast
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Steve Haworth said somewhere that he tried a lot.
He even joked that every now and then someone plays with big magnets until someones skin dies.
Based on that and looking at his magnets I assume you don’t really want a big magnet.
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Yeah I was going to go into the whole necropsy thing but my phone keyboard isn’t the best input method. Basically you strangle and crush skin between magnet and object and it dies. Magnet falls out. Nasty scar. Possible infection. Have fun!
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Magnetic problems in a nutshell 
I’m really surprised that, from time to time, people try that out again - he is very vocal about those problems, so one could simply believe that guy. I think he knows what he’s doing 
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Out of curiosity, how long is not so long?
I can’t be assed to look it up. Maybe you know… 
Hang on a second, I’ll search for it… I think it was something around 20 minutes or so, but I’ll verify it^^
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I didn’t want to say it but I also remembered 20 minutes so I think that’s about right.
That ain’t much, that’s for sure.
Funny, that’s the exact video I have this info from.
Good video.
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Thanks!
absolutely - I love how calm and well-thought he talks, he just knows what he’s talking about. And still did a whole lot of really experimental (and risky) stuff
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I watched that video, you got 6 hours according to him
I know it is 4 hours for a tourniquet on a limb, and you have to let it bleed to refresh.
Edit- do your own research.
The correct answer, as always, is - it depends. Sure if you are simply depriving tissue of adequate blood flow, then 20 minutes seems reasonable… cells can start dying around the 8-10 minute mark, but in short everything depends on exactly what’s happening to that tissue between the magnet and the external object. With enough force, it could be immediate destruction of the tissue… burst cells… destroyed vasculature… there just is no exact timing you can spit out here. He was just tossing out a number, which is fair, but definitely do not consider it gospel.
This is the same deal… try to avoid giving concrete answers when the truth is - it depends. Clear safe timelines have not been established for tourniquets because there are so many variables involved. Potential damage could include tissue necropsy, nerve damage, lethal blood clots, and other complications. Sure you might take those risks if you’re bleeding out, but nobody should be playing with tourniquets for biohacking purposes… and if you do so anyway, consider severely limiting the time to 8-10 minutes maximum to reduce risk as much as possible.
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