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Nah, that wouldn't happen more than once.

• multiplegeorges 5y ago
  That's a wildly flippant response this issue. "ah, you'll be fine" seriously? Think of the likely user who has a pacemaker. They are probably a man, he's probably in his 60s, 70s, or 80s. He's likely not all that familiar with the intricacies of modern phones. His kids probably convinced him to get a phone so he could stay in touch more easily. That's the audience we're talking about here. It'll happen a lot and while it's happening the lifesaving device is fully disabled. That's a big deal.
  • kemayo 5y ago
    The joke was "it will only happen once, because it will kill you". (Which is inaccurate, of course, since it sounds from the article like disabling a pacemaker in this way will only open up an opportunity for your heart to fail.)
    • panzagl 5y ago
      90% of my upvote usage on HN is balancing out people who have no sense of humor.
      • agent327 5y ago
        It's appreciated! :-)
  • btown 5y ago
    The user could also fall asleep and the phone could end up resting on the chest area - and they may never even know that's something to look out for!