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Submitted by SquishyGorilla 367d ago | news

Man Implants Magnets Into His Wrist For Strapless iPod Nano Watch

New Rising Media writes "Fashion is a key trend when it comes to Apple products; but we've never been a fan of the idea of an iPod Nano wrist strap. Dave Hurban must have thought the same as well, performing a self-titled 'iDermal' on himself: removing the need for a strap by engineering his own wrist to hold the device via a set of magnets." (Apple, Culture, iPod Nano Watch)

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armchaircritic00  +   367d ago
Pretty nifty
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Captain Tuttle  +   367d ago
christ
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Dovahkiin  +   367d ago
Jesus H., Christ.
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b163o1  +   367d ago
"Yeah dad" "Get the escalade, we're out of here"
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ChiVoLok0  +   366d ago
I don't get it
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Max Power  +   363d ago
It's from Family Guy...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
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LOL_WUT  +   367d ago
That looks cool.
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chriski333  +   367d ago
wow people are just getting very weird these days
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SquishyGorilla  +   367d ago
And of course, he did not do this for attention at all...
Taking Racer-X's use of this image

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Cryptcuzz  +   367d ago
That is pretty crazy. What if they came out with a better version of the Nano in a different shape and size?
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SSKILLZ  +   367d ago
there magnets, its not permanently drilled to the bone.
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sikbeta  +   367d ago
Holy F*ck! give these nuts a couple of years and they'll form a religion out of these brand
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--Onilink--  +   367d ago
it should be pretty funny if the magnets end up screwing his ipod after a while
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Greyfoxdbz  +   367d ago
Stay away from an MRI
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Lord_Sloth  +   367d ago
People are stupid any more. As if gauging the ears wasn't dumb enough.
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koehler83  +   367d ago
He's going to be pissed off when the next model is smaller.
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azshorty2003  +   367d ago
Have fun trying to pass through airport security without getting the rubber glove treatment.
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KwietStorm  +   367d ago
What a fuckin dummy. What's gonna happen when they start to seep unnatural minerals into his body?
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DarkBlood  +   367d ago
yeah because he aint wolverine lol :P
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LightofDarkness  +   367d ago
As long as he didn't use iron magnets, he'll be fine. Seeing as he seems to know a bit about body piercing, I'm sure he knows not to use heavy metals.
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Tzunoy  +   367d ago
weird people
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hkgamer  +   366d ago
isn't this the same as piercing?
I mean some people have these screw on spikes pierced into their body.
If it is not the same thing then I guess it is crazier than I expected
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fatstarr  +   366d ago
Comedy Lol
this planet
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RurouniKaze  +   366d ago
your comment is funny like hell WIN
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SJIND  +   366d ago
Real fan boy

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aDDicteD  +   360d ago
magnets into his body, there could be some side effects if his not careful
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asilasnick  +   321d ago
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