‘iDermal’: Man Inserts Magnets Into His Wrist to Hold His iPod Like a Watch
- Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:31pm by
Liz Klimas
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Holding your iPod in your had can get so annoying and those armbands get uncomfortable and sweaty, not to mention difficult to see. The alternative is the Apple’s iPod Nano, which can clip onto an article of clothing, but who would want to do that? Why not just engineer your own body to better hold the device in a convenient location while remaining hands free?
This guy did. Dave Hurban from Dynasty Tattoo in New Jersey body pierced himself to embed four magnets in his wrist to hold up his iPod Nano Touch. He calls the invention “iDermal.”
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
With this specific version of Apple’s Nano, it also can double as a watch. Hurban, as you can see, has little fear of needles or piercings, and is in fact a professional body piercer himself.
If you care to watch him, in them most professional of conditions possible, outfit himself with the magnets, check out this video (Content Warning: Some graphic content of the man piercing his own skin to insert the implants. If you don’t want to see any of the gore but only the function of his now magnetic wrist, skip to 1:28):
On the other hand, here are some less graphic photos showing the end result:
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
(Image: YouTube screenshot)
Digital Trends had the opportunity to speak with Hurban about how and why he did this. Hurban explains the metal posts he put into his wrist are very common “micro-dermal anchors” that have a magnetic strip on top. Here’s more from Hurban in Digital Trends:
When asked about how much the whole thing hurt, Dave explained, “It actually wasn’t as bad as I thought. It definitely is not the worst piercing I’ve ever done to myself. I was actually just very determined to do the piercing correctly.” We did not dare ask about his most painful piercing.
The true test of success in this case, however, is if the iPod actually stays put and does what it’s supposed to — there’s not much point of a Borg-like human/iPod arm if the thing keeps falling off. Thankfully, Hurban claims that he can swing his arm back and forth and the music player won’t budge. “I can go for a run and it won’t come off. I’ve already taken it to the gym and jogged with it on.” And when he wears the iPod in public, he gets his fair share of stunned responses. “When people see this, it’s like they’ve seen something that no one else has done, ever, it’s just such a crazy concept. And it almost takes them a little bit of time to grasp. I actually am the inventor of the strapless watch.”
Digital Trends reports Hurban does not consider this a statement about human dependence on technology, rather he “just thought it would be cool.”
[H/T Blaze reader Jeffrey H. and Cult of Mac]
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Comments (77)
Meyvn
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 7:05amstoopid.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 9:00amWhat I want to know is, wouldn‘t it become a problem when he isn’t wearing it? Anything metallic would be attracted to his arm…
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 9:08amHe’s the inventor of the strapless watch, and his sister is the inventor of the strapless strap on…..
Report Post »Jase
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 9:29pmFreedom- Exactly, must make it difficuly to work on your car.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 6:06amAnd it falls off every time you bump into something…..
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 1:38pmDam Detroit you are making me laugh today boy.
Report Post »rdietz7
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 5:35amNo matter how much crud this guy puts on his arms they are still skinny scrawny disgusting broken branches. Yuck!
Report Post »Pigpen
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 5:04amIs that tattoo the plant monster from the “Little Shop of Horrors”?
I don’t know which is scarier: The fact that I am here looking at real evidence that the ivy-league-trash that run our once great country really DO INTEND to force us eventually to accept circuit chip implants one way or another… OR …the fact that these same trash think that THIS FREAK OF NATURE is somehow going to “lead the way.”
Sorry, Harvard, but YES I DO BELIEVE that this implant of yours IS THE MARK OF THE BEAST. So stop trying to make it palatable by putting an iPod on it. I also believe the Bible to be the TRUE WORD of God. And I DO BELIEVE that Jesus Christ died for our sins. So no circuit chip for me or my family, thanks. And I am still going to shop at Walmart, eat at McDonalds, go deer hunting every fall, AND VOTE REPUBLICAN.
Oh, and I almost forgot, NUKE THE WHALES FOR JESUS, BEEEEYOTCHES!!!
Report Post »Goldwaterite
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 10:40amIt’s the piranha plant from Super Mario!
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 2:03amPIGPEN, don’t make fun of Audrey Two! I saw the musical version of that movie when I was a child, and I said “boy, I wish I had one of those!” One of the coolest movie villains of all time, even if it was just a giant singing Muppet.
Report Post »rdietz7
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 4:19amYou all say this man is nuts. But this is it right here. This is one aspect of the singularity. It’s going to be expected. It’s going to be unreal. There are going to be people that want to die but can not.
Report Post »Arc
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 3:37amI was under the impression that a magnetic field would interfere with the operation of any type of computing device??
Report Post »stmoad
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 8:58amThe magnets affect the hard drives of computers. All ipods (after the classic line – that is to say all the touch versions, as well as the small ones like the shuffle and nano) are flash based. No hard drive, magnets are fine. Flash media works on voltage (I think its 3v to read, 5v to write – but dont quote me on that)
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 8:58amConventional hard drives can be affected by magnets, but it would take a very powerful magnet to affect a modern hard drive. IPods have (are) flash drives, not hard drives, and as such would not be affected by magnets.
Report Post »drivebyshooting
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 9:36amGot one in my head….Cochlear Implant. It has been known to jump from my head to other metallic objects if I get to close to them, I just laugh.
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 3:35amI bet he voted for the Commie In Chief and financed this with his food stamps. What doctor would have done this? Did this idiot do it himself? Looking at the tats, he isn’t the most artistic duck on the pond, looks like a three year old got hold of some cans of spray paint. When he get an infection I am sure tax payers will pay the bill to have the magnets and his brain removed.
Report Post »lassiegirldawn
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 3:28amIdiot should have stuck it u p his @ s s.
Report Post »OhSnappage
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:41am“I actually am the inventor of the strapless watch.”
Someone could have told this kid about pocket watches, it would have been less invasive.
Report Post »jespasinthru
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 2:10amHe’s probably one of those mentally unstable people who like to inflict pain on their skin and watch themselves bleed. That‘s why he’s covered in tattoos. Weirdos like that who can’t afford tats, piercings and implants just slice themselves with razors, and get a kick out of it.
Report Post »Jase
Posted on May 13, 2012 at 9:34pmI’m sure his invention will catch on….like the motorcycle ash-tray.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:37amI was going to comment about this guy, but then I thought – why bother.
Report Post »Master_and_Commander
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:27amThis man is an idiot, enough said.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 8:48amThose earlobes and ink are going to be a real asset for this generation in the job market. Oh well, the world needs janitors.
Report Post »KevINtampa
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:06amYou really into self mutilation with a technology twist? Well, if you are, and now that you got that cool magnetic wrist dealio, go get an M.R.I. !!! That’ll be awesome! It’ll leave a really cool mark! The surface of the magnets getting so hot it melts the magnet into your skin as he M.R.I. pulls the core of the magnet all the way through your arm! Possibly burning right through yo the bone to! A magnetic hole through your forearm for which you could attach all sorts of stuff! A piercing so revolutionary in the world of body mutilation; practicality and style in one artistic statement! Its like carrying an 22nd Century techno-wallet!
And if you’re really into this sorta thing, you can have it done to both arms! Your ankles too! Wow awesome,
Brian Sack, I’ll sponsor a skit like this for $47.74 and an aluminum alloy coffee cup. (Think about it B. Sack…think about it…)
Report Post »Tigress1
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 10:10amTattoos can also be a problem in a MRI. This guy better be in good health.
Report Post »jg2pto
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:00amI guess some people are too trendy to use a strap. On another note, if that moron came into an interview for my company, I wouldn’t even bother asking him to have a seat.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 2:00am…
Report Post »This tattooed freak has way too much time on his hands.
Idle hands are the devil’s workshop.
ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 12:55amDude is NUTS! Although I think he should try to file a patent…..LOL
Report Post »noneformethanks
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:53pmHere’s a better name for your ingenious system Mr Hurban:
It’s an acronym for
intensive
Dermal
Implanted
Object
Tatoo.
But us normal folks call it “iDIOT” for short.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on May 12, 2012 at 8:37amI Bro’bot
Report Post »MontieR
Posted on May 14, 2012 at 2:25amThanks a really good laugh
Report Post »piper60
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:40pmHope he doesn’t intend to fly anytime soon.
Report Post »inblack
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:35pmWhat a ******.
BTW, I cannot believe magnet technology made it to your technology section
Report Post »THXll38
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:30pmAs Jim Carrey would say . . . Alrighty then.
Report Post »DEFCON4
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:29pmThe wisdom of this world is foolishness with GOD .
Report Post »snufy
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:17pmIO can tell from this moron’s tats and earring, not to mention the lunatic magnet implant, that He’s a good candidate for a drug test.
Report Post »coryleemoore
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:56pmagreed
Report Post »godhatesacoward
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:52pmNot to mention the tat work sucks.
Report Post »thegodfather
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:51pmThe TSA just **** a brick.
Report Post »Stink Fist
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:45pmHe’s the first in line fo the mark of the beast. High fashion ;)
Report Post »Doctor Nordo
Posted on May 11, 2012 at 11:22pm(e_e)
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