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Default DIY anti-face-touching-device

On 30/03/2020 08:25, polygonum_on_google wrote:
A rare story these days - even has a coronavirus element but still made me laugh.

Astrophysicist gets magnets stuck up nose while inventing coronavirus device

Australian Dr Daniel Reardon ended up in hospital after inserting magnets in his nostrils while building a necklace that warns you when you touch your face
https://www.theguardian.com/australi...navirus-device

We should not, of course, laugh about ingesting rare earth magnets. I
believe there have been fatalities after children have swallowed them
separately, and they then caused gut ruptures after trying to join up
inside.