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I was lucky enough to see that Four Thieves Vinegar Collective dude talk about DIY HRT and medications and I must say, it’s been a while since I saw that much unhinged-ness live on a stage.
I am not even interested in taking any medications, but man, that was… something. I believe like actual biohackers are exactly that, people applying the “hacker spirit” to biology. Someone sees dubious powders and liquids ordered from some factory in the outskirts of Nanjing the same way I see a slightly scorched PCB or a probably-still-good LiPo.
wow i just watched a talk of one of them so cool!
Are we taking about the dude who surgically implanted magnets under his skin so he could feel magnetic fields? Because that’s who immediately comes to mind
There are plenty, I saw some people on the internet implanting NFC chips in their purlicue, with proper equipment and professionals doing it but still.
🙋Present. I happened to break that wrist too so this is what mine looks like.
That’s a fun new word.
I’ve wanted to do this from the very moment I learned it was possible, circa 2014.
Unfortunately it’s kind of difficult to find a doctor who will do this sort of elective surgery for you. So my options are kind of just, do without, or do it myself. So far I’ve just done without. But I’d be lying if I said I didn’t give the occasional side eye to the kitchen knife whenever I’ve had a bit to drink.
Maybe stop looking for a doctor and start looking for a tattoo/piercing person.
The reason I’ve never done it is that I’m high enough cancer risk to not fuck with my ability to get an mri
I am torn. Magnetic senses! Yay!
Sticking to the fridge! Booo…
Nah, if you do it right the wafers are thin enough that you won’t stick to things. You want them to be able to react to nearby EM fields, which means they need to be small and light so they can vibrate (? I don’t 100% recall the exact function they perform to give you this sense). Which in turn means the magnets are small and light enough that they aren’t likely to stick to objects, or wipe credit cards, or damage your phone.
But probably don’t pick up powerful magnets with those fingers and probably don’t get an MRI on your hands.
Me in the future
Also: https://forum.dangerousthings.com/t/show-off-your-magnets-titan-xg3-v1-v2-gallery/10401
There’s definitely more than one, and I worked with a guy who did that. Trying to remember his name.
Cody’s lab?
that’s still what a bio hacker is… chuds use all sorts of words wrong.
“i took a vitamin! im a biohacker!”
nope, you’re the same dude who took steroids in the 80’s.Idk. Hormone therapy is def biohacking to me. Taking horsepills or whatever on the otherhand… thats just dumb
There’s enough people surgically implanting small magnets into their fingertips for a surprisingly detailed Wikipedia article to be a thing:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_implant
Also some interesting, mostly¹ SFW but not for the faint of heart, images of the DIY surgery:
Images
(Note: the images are unrelated, this isn’t a before and after)
¹ meaning you will probably not get in trouble in most companies, there’s a little blood and that’s it
Well, that’s interesting. Why, though? It looks like the person in the first picture removed their thumb to do this.
The first pic is probably a nfc/rfid chip. They are glass pill sized implants that often go in the thumb meat because it is accesible in your hand and safer between the bones. Their thumb is probably just bent over and relaxed to help with the process
Both pics are magnetic implants, the first is used on the only other language article:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Implantation_eines_zylindrischen_Magnet.png
Biohacker Mrln implants a commercially available biomagnet
Based on the other images, the side of your hand seems to be a popular location for magnets too:
Also, the latter image is probably the result of the first operation image (in my other comment) because the subtitle says:Multiple subdermal magnets implanted by bioacker Mrln [sic]
But what is a little weird is that the magnet seems to be on the “wrong” side. I think the first operation image is just misleading.Edit:
The upper image (in this comment) is also by Mrln. Apparently they installed a lot of magnets.
Huh, so it is. Thats a ton of magnets. I wonder why so many… i guess even more sensitive probably
Thats also a super common spot for the nfc ones too, for the the stated reasons. Have a friend that got it done recently and loves it. Its been making me consider it but i have no real use for that sort of thing yet
Does it count as biohacking if you’re trepanning your own forehead with a dentist drill? It won’t let you sense magnetic fields, but it might allow ghosts to tickle your prefrontal cortex?
By the way, if anyone can find Heartbeat in the Brain, please let me know.
Like the person who surgically added small magnets to their fingertips and can now feel electrical and magnetic fields.
There are many who did that
https://forum.dangerousthings.com/t/show-off-your-magnets-titan-xg3-v1-v2-gallery/10401
I’m glad to hear that. Seems like a useful thing.
What’s wrong with butter in coffee?
It’s nasty bullshit?
