What do you think the future for magnetic implants will be like?

Question

I actually have a few questions...

First, is there magnetic piercing jewelry? Well, I'm sure there is, or it can at least be made, but is it okay to have magnetic jewelry?

And if someone did have magnetic jewelry, and someone else had magnetic finger implants, would they push away if they got close, or go together?

My main question though, is what do you think will happen to magnetic implants in the future (like 5-10yrs.)?

Do you think they will have found a safe material to use as a sheath since the magnets themselves are toxic?

Will they be more of a body mod that you can do if you want, or do you think they will still be something to do just to experiment, like Shannon Larratt did?

This is what sparked my interest, and I am currently reading more about them

http://www.bmezine.com/news/pubring/20060115.html

And if you don't have the first clue what I'm talking about, or if you have something to say like "Why would anyone want to do that?!" then just leave now please, stop wasting yours and my time.

Thanks to those who answer seriously(:

Answer 1

well it does say they don't know the consequences  

Answer 2

Wow! that's totally amazing.

This reminds me of that episode of Grey's Anatomy where the kid eats magnets and they start moving towards each other inside him.

Can these be that dangerous? I guess since they are small and just on the surface skin, they could at some point become popular. I think they would be a lot more popular (as a body mod) if the sensation was higher, but from the sound of that article they don't work that strong. Maybe in the future they will. That would be insane to get them in your genitals like it said! Like to be magnetically drawn as well as hormonally. That sounds pretty steamy.

And I'm not sure if they will have found a safety sheath. I mean magnets have so many purposes you would think they would have found such a thing already if it existed. Are there any other purposes for finding a sheath for magnets? Scientists won't waste their time researching to do magnet implants, but if it has some medical implication they might find something, and people who want the implants will subsequently reap the benefits as well.

I'm not sure on the magnet peircing jewelery. But whether they would push apart or go together would depend what poles the person had (there are two magnetic poles: north/south). Opposite poles attract and same push away.

I could see my husband and I do something like the hand thing if it was a stronger magnetic attraction, but it looks like it hurts like a *****!