Magnetic implant gives body modder a sixth sense

Gather round, modern primitives, to hear the tale of one Todd Huffman, who says he can now sense electric fields after implanting a magnet into one of his fingers. Since the implant, he's had sensory experiences at the local library with the walk-in scanner, and could sense the position of the motor inside an electric can opener. Now all of us neo-tribalists bored with regular old piercing have something new to ponder. Let's just hope Steve never needs an MRI.

[Eddie K @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

this is such fake crap

[hutch @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

holy crap!!!

[Hug-me @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

well, I see dead people...

[mveloso @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

This guy really needs a hobby.

[TiK @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

I'd love to be there if he ever needs an MRI and forgets about his implant...

[Will @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Good luck upgrading your computer with those hands...lol

Anybody else see this guy pissing off allot of people by wrecking their electronics?

[Frangible @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

With a sixth sense like that, I feel glad to only have five senses.

[divinity @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

First off, it's not Steve Haworth that got the implant, he's the one that performed the implanting. The person who received the magnetic implant was Todd Huffman. Steve is well known in the world of body mod for stuff like this. Two of my friends have implants done by him. One is a transdermal implant on her chest, the other is half of a large teflon bead on his elbow. So I don't believe this to be false. I would be very willing to bet that you'd be able to detect the slight pull of a magnet underneath some of the most sensitive nerves in your body.

[jdq @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Guess he'll be erase his disks and credit cards every time he handles them. Brilliant.

[Diabloman @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Im scared...

[OddManOut @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Wow! It expanded his conciousness. And it's only in his finger. Imagine what would happen if they put it through his HEAD.

( :) Kidding...)

NO 'Prince Albert' comments please...

Actually, there are of course those who believe in the beneficial effects of Trepanation*, so compared to that I suppose this isn't actually all that far out there.

In fact, if people can predict the weather with a hip replacement or a healed bone fracture, I suppose detecting magnetic fields with an embedded fridge mag is not out of the question :)

I hope he remembers not to touch his wallet/credit cards with that hand...


* - If you don't know what Trepanation is

http://www.trepanationguide.com/

Read it, but DON'T DO IT...

[David:moua @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

jdq : he is the only one who can read the magnetic strip with only her's hand ;)

[David:moua]

[AHaskins @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

It's really not all *that* remarkable, I think. Basically, it's a small magnet near some nerves under the skin... it's like duct-taping a bigger magnet to your hand and calling it a 6th sense. It really isn't so much a "6th sense" as it is a tool he's are unable to put down .

[Jimmy @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

... never again

[TheZodiac @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Its stuff like this that makes me want to punch myself in the face.. **ouch**

See?!

[Kevin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

I want one of those implants in my pennis!

[creamofcow @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Kevin #16... I'm sure your zippers would love a snack.

[Danny Lewis @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Number 8, I believe number 1 was referring to the extrasensory abilities the guy received after the implantation to be fake.

[gabe @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Have fun next time you go on a flight biotch. I can just see the dumb bastards with the little wands trying to figure that out. I'm guessing an airport terminal will get shut down becauase you'll interfere with the sensative electronics on the plane. good job...

[Jason Schlessman @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Todd's a nice guy, we met about a year ago.
When he and I spoke of his implants, and the claimed library sensor "phenomena", my suggestion was to walk through the same sensor with a pair of headphones on. Anyone familiar with electromagnetic wave/field theory can likely attest. For that matter, anyone who has ever walked through such a sensor while listening to their mp3 player can attest without pouring over physics texts.
While I have implants, this holds no interest for me. If I want to experience this "sixth sense" I'll stick with headphones. They're removable without a scalpel, at least.

[Nate S. @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

#20, totally. let the magnet mess up his cells in his hand and give him cancer for being such a dumb fuck. mmmm-hhhhhh

[ATM @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

This is indeed real... you can find more info on it at http://www.bmezine.com

You'll probably have to search for it, but they did a big article a while ago on it.

[Kevbo @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Why exactly was it necessary to put the magnet under his skin? Why not just tape it to your finger for Bob's sake? Sheesh. Duhhhh!

Maybe he'll try to get in touch with electricity next. Light socket anyone?

[Coyote @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

If watching mythbusters has tought me anything its that a magnet like the one Todd had implated wont ruin your credit cards, it cant erase your hard disk by just touching the case, and I doubt it would cause any trouble at a airport terminal, I myself have a peice of graphite stuck in my arm scince 3rd grade and its never caused any trouble.

[TIMMAH! @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Finally, someone who can find the needle in the haystack!

Actually for a "sixth sense" he should implant a coil and wire the two ends into some nerve endings. Then he's really be able to feel some magnetic waves via electrical induction right into his nervous system...

[Justin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

24, your "graphite" isn't big enough to make a difference. It likely isn't detectable. If this guy can feel metal through plastic, he will set off anything that detects magnets. I had a magnetic moneyclip that would set it off before I walked through it.

[juels @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

I don't know, this actually seems pretty interesting to me. I read about it on bme too. Nifty stuff.