Having a sixth sense sounds exciting, but implanting a piece of metal
in your body is quite invasive. Even ignoring such details like
finding a surgeon willing to perform the operation, the prospects of
a possible magnet corrosion and
not being able to get an MRI scan
are major downsides.
Deciding that an implant may not be for me I started to wonder: why
not to try "emulate" the thing? Of course, any kind of "emulation" is
inferior to real sensation in your finger, but at least I will be able
to figure out if the whole idea is worthwhile without cutting myself.
