Dirk’s accident

posted Feb 18th 2009 1:54pm by Caleb Kraft
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Warning: this link contains graphic images depicting removal of a fingernail by giant freaking magnets. [Dirk] likes to collect odd things. A few of those odd things, just happen to be massive Neodymium magnets. Even though he was really really careful, somehow two of them ended up close enough to attract each other. After a brief flight, the two collided with his finger tip in between them. It is probably still there now.

We know these things can be pretty dangerous and usually warn people when doing projects that require them, like building a wind turbine.

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All I can say is wow! I’ve had my finger get in the way of some hard drive magnets and it hurt for a while but this is insane! (they were from a 10 platter SCSI drive and are about 1″x2″x1/2″ thick, so good size for a hard drive) Kudos on having the biggest, scariest magnets I’ve ever seen!

Posted at 2:19 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by compukidmike

wow. About all I can say. Lucky lucky lucky. (unitenuclear.com sells magnets like that! I’m not affiliated)

Posted at 2:19 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by dax

omg anyone got any BBQ sauce… I cant imagine the secret Invisible force of 700lbs pulling force.. this kind of voodoo reminds me of dark matter.. it’s almost Unfathomable that this is real ;P thank you for creating another thing to fear…. put them on either side of my head and let go..

Posted at 2:34 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by kyle007

God DAMN!!

I don’t know what would posses anyone to handle magnets of that size without having them firmly attached to a jackscrew!!

I had some much smaller magnets that pinched me very hard (some crazy person tried to stick them on my neck).

Even they would fly together with great fore chipping pieces off at high speed from a foot apart.

Posted at 2:36 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by nubie

Wow! Gross!
I’ve taken the magnets out of a lot of Harddrives and those are a fraction of the size of those and they are still able to snap to together and make you bleed.

Posted at 2:40 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by t0ny

On the bright side, it’s a nice bar tale.

Posted at 2:42 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by bolke

ohhhhhh!!!! that is brutal!!!!!

Posted at 2:50 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by joshuadg1

OW! OW! OW! OW! OW! OW!

Posted at 2:54 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Jason

I’ve got a couple N45 spherical magnets, they will “stick” to each other through my wrist. Looks like a giant piercing. I’ve gotten a few blood blisters from them.

Posted at 2:55 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by barry99705

0_o

Posted at 3:00 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by epicelite

Things that make ya go buhhhh… 0_o I think the hardest part would be trying to peel the magnets apart after they got ya like that.

Posted at 3:12 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by nick

No offense to the person injured but magnets of those size are extremely dangerous and should be treated as such. Having two out on the same plane of magnetic force is akin to tossing lit sticks of dynamite, it’s just a matter of time till you lose a finger or two.

I have several 500+ pound N45’s and they are kept individually in wooden crates and only removed under controlled circumstances.

Posted at 3:14 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Rivetgeek

FAIL

Posted at 3:18 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by aztraph

Holy Crap!

Posted at 4:17 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by jaded124

Damn, damn, damn, damn, DAMN!

Posted at 4:25 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by EFH

“[in addition to two lethal-size magnets] I have a nice collection authentic samurai swords…. razor sharp. Also one of the strongest crossbows and compound hunting bows. I never use them… just as “decoration” for my room. ”

What a waste.

Posted at 4:53 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by cynic

@cynic: I agree. I think the most disturbing part, though, is that he has very powerful magnets and very sharp metal objects in the same area. Not too bright I think…

Posted at 5:23 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Jack

Good thing one of his fuckin swords didnt fly across the room.

Posted at 5:30 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by sarsface

I just calculated the force ratio and physics on this event…here it is.

Aproxiamte weight of the flying Magnet: 2Kg
At the impact point there was a maximum speed of 70meters per second with a impact force of 4905 Newtons…soo..this…my friend…can kill about anything.

Enjoy!

Posted at 6:35 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Jay

for the common people,speed is about 252 km/h

Posted at 6:38 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Jay

I’ve done this with those small magnets that United Nuclear sells, only on my penis. I almost passed out from the pain, and caused some nasty bruising in the process. Had to use two guys and a pair of pliers to get them off. I’ve never felt more pain than that in my life, and I’ll never play with those magnets again.

Posted at 6:43 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by fuzzmanmatt

Yo fuzzmanmatt, Too much info

Posted at 6:46 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by aztraph

http://www.kjmagnetics.com

way cheaper than united nuclear

Posted at 6:59 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by commo

I’m reminded of the big screen Wild Wild West, where the villain collared Artemus and Jim with large magnets, attracting a buzz saw blade to their necks.

fuzzmanmatt; taking your tale at face value, powerful magnets in the vicinity of your tallywhacker, what where you thinking? That’s right you weren’t thinking. :)
Lastly they tell me soaking injured finger tips in cider, helps the pain. Bring up an old joke.

Posted at 8:27 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Doug

Reminds me of a torture device I heard of that forcefully removes fingernails.

…and omfg that must of been a decent amount of pressure to do that damage….

Posted at 8:31 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by blizzarddemon

@doug
Ha Ha Ha
soak it in cider
i remember that one
i have some magnets from the mag tube in a microwave and they hurt if they snap together but nowhere near what he was using

Posted at 8:49 pm on Feb 18th, 2009 by Kender

Wow, somebody else who’s had magnets stuck on their penis!

They were the little round ones used for weak magnetic earings, maybe 5mmx1mm. Almost no force to speak of until you get them 5mm apart from each other. It was fun. Until you discover that the very top of the perineal raphe, right below the corona, is a fold of skin with lots of nerve endings and no fat – so it compresses from about 2mm thick to about 1/2mm thick under any force, and with a magnet that packs about a pound of pressure into a tiny package at that distance, it pulls the skin around so hard, and makes it so swollen, that it almost gets lost.

It took me an hour of suppressing screams, pushing them apart off only to have them snap back again, and wondering how I’d ever live with myself if I sought help, before I finally got it off. Part of the problem with needlenose pliers was that whenever they got close, they rapidly gained force and stabbed me. There is really nothing you can do to get leverage on both sides in order to control the pliers without piercing yourself by squeezing the magnets together. I’m reasonably sure if I’d stopped trying for a few hours I would have a permanent piercing there.

Geek Dads – welcome to Things You Can’t Forsee to Protect Your Kids From. Also – The Power of Anonymity.

Posted at 12:11 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by Pseudonymous

Why in the hell are you people are putting powerfull magnets on your penis’? Seriously….

Posted at 12:35 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by defyboy

its similar to putting your knob in a vacum cleaner, curiosity!

Posted at 12:46 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by Grovenstien

That must have hurt! Wish you all the best and get well soon!

Posted at 1:14 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by liebesiech

how did he pull magnets apart ? or he newer did and piece of finger still between them ?

Posted at 1:40 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by therian

@ jay and others.
4905 neutons equates to 500kilogram-force.
so in other words, that impact was like having half a tonne sit on your finger.

amazing that a 2 kilo weight can become a 500kg weight in a split second.

Posted at 2:58 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by ross maclean

You should see the paper cut I got from simply _DRAWING_ powerful magnets.

(use a pencil)

Posted at 4:39 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by strider_mt2k

lets hope for the best

Posted at 4:41 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by Classified ads

@therian

He didn’t have to. It sheared off the end of his finger. Kinda like getting run over by a train. It doesn’t cut you, it smashes a 1 inch groove through you.

Posted at 5:14 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by barry99705

I love you hacker :)

Posted at 6:27 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by www.favoriforum.net 2009 seo yarışması

Never in my life have I ever had the urge to stick magnets to my penis, and yet here are two people who have done so on this very site. What the hell was your thought process that led to this event?

Posted at 6:50 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by wtf

@ wtf
Probably something along the lines of “Here I have my magnets, and I like playing with those. Here I have my penis, and I like playing with that”, and drawing some horrible conclusions from that.

Remember kids, the sum may be significantly worse than the parts.

Posted at 7:35 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by nebulous

It is so nice, when the pain disappears.

Posted at 8:30 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by Willi

lulz @ the penis comments

gj not losing more than the tip of your finger

Posted at 8:30 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by aficionado

Wow just imagine the incoherent cussing
At least losing finger tip was a accident
Why the hell would get objects that can turn into projectiles around your penis.
It all fun and games till the doctor starts laughing

Posted at 9:12 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by lee045

Man, unless you need two, never buy two of those. One is pretty easy to handle, but two and you could break an arm. I got one stuck to my old car’s frame and never got it off. Decided to just giove up one day and used a plasma cutter to take the chunk of metal off.

Posted at 9:39 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by j

You can pick out the really low IQ people. They do things to their penis or will say, ” wait my penis will fit in there, ok turn it on!”

They are the ones that the rest of us keep around as entertainment…

Ohh let’s bring john to the party, bet you $20.00 he get’s his knob stuck in a bottle again.

Posted at 11:39 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by fartface

This post is a fake and a blatant mockery of our intelligence and time.

Posted at 11:45 am on Feb 19th, 2009 by mitologus

Ok This Is Fucking Wierd Really Fuck Wiered

Posted at 12:23 pm on Feb 19th, 2009 by spectrobesfan

holy sheet even hard drive size nib’s hurt when they catch the tip of your finger..

-hero

Posted at 3:22 pm on Feb 19th, 2009 by -hero

As to getting the magnets apart… Having only dealt with magnets around 1/10th that volume (still pretty damn strong), my best strategy has always been to use two large blocks of wood with holes for the magnets, then shear the magnets apart with leverage from the much larger pieces of wood.

Posted at 5:04 pm on Feb 19th, 2009 by sparr

seriously, 2 people in one thread who have stuck magnets on their penis. the internet is incredible.

Posted at 5:08 pm on Feb 19th, 2009 by dan

Even United nuclear’s shipping workers won’t mess with the big magnets. The engineers have to pack them for shipping. I’ve been snapped by enough small ones to be afraid of any of them over 1″x1″.

Posted at 12:10 am on Feb 20th, 2009 by Jason

i feel your pain, i just had hand surgery, but your finger looks worse then my hand…
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n174/weedcan/IMG_0028.jpg

Posted at 12:14 pm on Feb 20th, 2009 by sal

All i can say is that must have been painful to every extent of the word. and to the two idiots who put their penis’s between the magnets WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING!!!!

Posted at 3:05 pm on Feb 21st, 2009 by sciguy

Heal Quik and well Dirk.

The lab I worked for 5 years ago was doing research on Nd magnets attached to force sensors for non contact feedback on high speed metal sheet thickness gauging. The founder of the company came down and picked up a specially contract made Nd rod out of it’s wooden cradle. The rod was 25 mm in diameter and 10 cm long. a 1 ” diameter 1/4 inch thick round Nd magnet jumped off of the work bench about 6 feet away and pretty much surgically removed the little piece of skin from between his thumb and first finger. To add insult to injury he had also erased all of his cards in his wallet.

We found that the liquid rubber tool dip helps a little if your just going to be experimenting with them. It can be cut off if you have something you need close tolerances for.

Posted at 5:16 pm on Feb 22nd, 2009 by fuzvulf

245 blue is great lube guys, trust me

Posted at 9:47 pm on Mar 1st, 2009 by dbhellmith

i Have some 1×1x.5inch magnets like that and that really hurts if you get your fingure in the way but damn that looked like it really really hurt

Posted at 1:26 pm on Mar 7th, 2009 by Harry

wow. even the first several links on google when you search “Neodymium magnet accidents” are about dirk.

Posted at 10:48 am on Mar 11th, 2009 by Bhaalgorn

omg. that is intense.

Posted at 12:14 pm on Apr 23rd, 2009 by baby_zapp3r

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