Monday, August 11, 2014

BioHacks: 6 Cases How Tech Upgraded Human Abilities

If piercings make you feel squeamish, you might want to skip this post. Still here? Great. You'd be surprised with the kinds of things people are putting into or attaching to parts of their body to enhance their ability to do something. Kevin Warwick Robot ArmImage source: The Verge In this post we will be looking at 6 different ways a few brave souls have been trying to use tech to compensate for a disability or to give them "special powers". From inserting magnets into fingertips so one can feel the effects of magnetic fields, to attaching devices (to the skull!) that help the user "detect color", here are just 6 examples of amazing biohack enhancements actual people underwent. Recommended Reading: 10 Amazing Prosthetic Replacements That Make Us Part Man, Part Machine

1. Magnetic Fingertips

While you and I are probably content to have just five senses, there are people who would like to take that a step further and get a sixth sense. This however has less to do with sensing the paranormal and more on sensing magnetic fields. By inserting a special bio-coated magnet into your fingertip(s), you can feel vibrations generated by magnetic fields and even attract light ferrous or metallic objects, say a paperclip, to your "enhanced finger" just by touch. Magnetic FingertipsImage source: [...]

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