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		cluckindan 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Man wearing metallic necklace dies after being suc... Tried Googling for how much force would be applied to an 18 pound steel necklace in a 1.5T magnetic field typical of MRI machines. Google AI said steel isn’t affected by magnetic fields and the effects of gravity would dominate.

Weryj 5 months ago [–]

I doubt his heavy necklace is pure steel. Any iron around 1.5T is a goner.

cluckindan 5 months ago | [–]

Chain of that size are typically made of steel.

Realistically, an 18 pound chain will be pulled towards such a magnetic field with a considerable force, topping off somewhere around a couple hundred pounds.

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