What If: Science, Theory, and Possibilities

What Happens If You Swallow the World's Most Powerful Magnet?


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This superconducting magnet can do more than attract paper clips. It could unlock energy sources that might liberate humans from fossil fuels. But what if you swallow it? How would it change your DNA? How would it affect your animal instincts?


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00:00: Swallowing the most powerful magnet
00:46: Recreating the nuclear fusion of a sun
01:26: How would your organs interact?
02:17: Altering your DNA
03:14: Navigating by instinct
03:55: Would your body become magnetic?

#magnet #superconducting #DNA #animalinstincts #energysources #fossilfuels #nuclearfusion #hypotheticalscenarios



See show notes: https://inlet.fm/what-if-science-theories-possibilities/episodes/681d8634e64c4b83e7e517c8

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