Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it
Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it
Think about it. Isn't light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their "influence at a distance"? We don't feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we've sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.
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What if you implanted thousands of small magnets just underneath your skin all over your body?
You would be in serious trouble if you ever needed an MRI...
Actually putting a magnet in your fingertip so you can "feel" magnetic objects is a bodymod I've heard some people do
But yeah, like @Pons_Aelius@kbin.social said, MRIs probably aren't an option ever again unless you have it removed. I guess removing one from your finger would be easier than everywhere on your body.
Edit: I should have read the comment section before typing this, people are already talking about it lol
I wonder if that works with, like, jewelry. Could you build up the same sensations if you, say, practically always wore rings with magnets in them?
I think so. I posted this link above about a belt that gives users a sense of direction relative to the Earth's magnetic field.
I would guess probably! Just less sensitive, I think they put them in fingertips specifically because of the amount of touch sensitive nerves.