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Maybe it's just me, but isn't it a bit scary there are so many hidden magnets around? I'll have to add the edge of my MacBook to the list of things to keep cre
by simmons 11y ago
Maybe it's just me, but isn't it a bit scary there are so many hidden magnets around? I'll have to add the edge of my MacBook to the list of things to keep credit cards away from...
- jasonkostempski 11y agoThat myth was busted.
- sp332 11y agoCredit cards might be more robust, but I have recently had problems with multiple gift cards near a magnet becoming unreadable.
- kazinator 11y agoCredit cards are "robust" if they have a chip inside, since the stripe is irrelevant in chip transactions. I wouldn't be confident in the face of a neodymium fridge magnet being rubbed across the mag stripe of a credit card.
- sdrothrock 11y agoI have a cochlear implant; the external headpiece has neodymium magnets in it. Sometimes when it starts raining suddenly, I toss the external bit into my pocket or my messenger bag to keep it from getting soaked (and losing my hearing). What I'm getting at is that the magnets have ruined my credit/debit cards several times, so I wouldn't consider this a "myth" at all.
- kazinator 11y agoHow is it a myth that magnets can erase magnetic stripes?
- aminorex 11y agoMany myths are true. That happens to be one.
- derekp7 11y agoFor me, my cards go from my wallet to the cashier, then back to the wallet. Online orders are done through a disposable card number. But my fear with magnets has always been removable media. But since we are way beyond the days of floppies, and USB stick, CD/DVD etc aren't affected, I guess I should work on removing my personal fear of magnets now.