Friday, January 26, 2007
Giant magnet used to pull steel splinters from eye
From a 1932 issue of Modern Mechanix -- a giant magnet used to "remove steel cinders from patients's eyes." I wonder if you could use a neodymium magnet to do the same thing? Link
Previously on Boing Boing:
• Implanting a magnet in your fingertip adds a sixth sense
• Black, magnetic silly putty
• Dangerously strong magnets
• Anti magnetic ribbon site
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