TheMeiguoren

That's pretty fucking awesome.

Thanks so much for doing this IAMA, I've wanted to do this for a long time, and I think I might up and do it when I move back to LA in the fall. A couple questions that I would love it if you answered:

• I see that you got them done for $120 each in NYC. How did you find the guy to do it, and did he supply the magnets or did you have to?

• Do you have them in the pads of your fingers or to the side? One of my concerns would be not being able to hang from ledges or rock climb if I got them in the pads of my fingers due to irritation or them breaking. Do you notice them when you have a lot of weight on your fingers?

• I know that in the past there were concerns about the magnet manufacturing process leaving thin spots on the coating that would wear through. Have those been addressed/could you tell me more about the improvements since the first experiments with implanted magnets?

• What were the main resources you used for research? I'd love to learn more.

• On a scale of 1 to sex in space, how fucking awesome is it having magnets in your fingers?

Can't find a link right now, but I remember reading about a girl who had these implants. The magnet got crushed and splintered into dust in the finger, staining the area black and losing all the magnetic sensing ability. A couple months later, however, she suddenly noticed that she was regaining magnetic sensation in his finger. It turns out, the magnetic dust being magnetic caused it to draw back in on itself and reform into a new magnet.

Think of this scene from The Iron Giant.

EDIT: Found it: http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/news/2006/06/71087?currentPage=all

Oh god please post more of your big songs.

I don't have synesthesia, but I got completely and totally lost in that song. Frisson pretty much the entire way through.

In return, here's two songs I think you'll really enjoy. Lemme know if you like them, I've got more.

• Boards of Canada - Dayvan Cowboy

• Fredrick - Black Fur