Talk:Magnetic implant

Bull.
"Magnetic implants can also be used in converting other sensory inputs such as ultrasonic or infra-red into a touch sensation. In this way the individual can 'feel' the distance to objects" I don't care what fancy sounding title the 'reference' to this is wrapped in, thats garbage; magnets have nothing to do with IR or ultrasonic fields. Pure fantasy. Magnets react to magnetic fields. Period.

71.161.208.46 (talk) 04:48, 26 February 2019 (UTC)


 * This wording has since been clarified to "Magnetic implants can also be used as an interface for portable devices to create other new "senses""
 * A device that converts IR signals to magnetic fields is entirely feasible. -- intgr [talk] 15:26, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * ...and if you take cranberries and stew them like applesauce, they taste much more like prunes than rhubarb does.  A Shortfall Of Gravitas (talk) 09:45, 21 September 2022 (UTC)

Anesthesia Legality
Exactly what issues are there purchasing local anesthetics (pretty much anywhere in the world, but let's assume US since we have the largest population of people stupid enough to want to operate on nerve-dense parts of their own body at home with no medical training)? These drugs can't be abused and have never been regulated in most countries. I'm calling a combination of BS and "nobody ever bothered trying to find them.". General anesthetics are a different matter but no real doctor would consider a general for a minor implant surgery; even then, diethyl ether can be purchased by anyone and anesthesia induced using that using the same procedures that were formerly used in surgery if someone were dead set on having a different person with no medical training make the procedure much more dangerous for them. A Shortfall Of Gravitas (talk) 09:59, 21 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I can buy topical local anesthetic easily at any drug store in the form of lidocaine creams; although those would be unsuitable for surgery without washing the carrier residue off heavily first, sterilization is required anyway.
 * I can buy unlimited amounts of ACS Reagent grade benzocaine from Amazon of all places.
 * Fischer Scientific has no issues selling me USP grade lidocaine, prilocaine, or procaine with no additional restrictions as an individual.


 * My understanding is that professional piercing studios aren't legally allowed to administer anesthesia, which prevents its application when going to one of those. 143.60.247.70 (talk) 02:14, 11 July 2024 (UTC)