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That myth was busted.
by jasonkostempski 11y ago
That 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.