10 of the craziest things people have implanted in their bodies by Kristen V. Brown on Sep 5, 2016, 7:21 PM Advertisement
 Cyborgs are not science future; sophisticated chips and sensor implants that merge man with machine are already here. There are people walking around with magnets in their finger tips andLED lights under their skin. Here are some of the craziest ways that artists and technologists have hacked the human body (at least so far). SEE ALSO: The world is facing a growing snakebite crisis — and there's a serious shortage of antivenom 1. The artist with a magnetic chip to feel earthquakes Youtube Embed:
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Height: 473px Spanish avant-garde artist Moon Ribas wanted to harness the power of technology to put her in better touch with the earth, so she got a subdermal implant near the bend of her elbow that is connected to an app on her iPhone that tracks seismic activity. When an earthquake happens, her implant vibrates in accordance with the strength of the quake, and she then translates the feeling of the vibration into a dance. “The planet moves, constantly shaking and moving everyday,” Ribas, a choreographer, told Quartz. “I thought it would be amazing to translate the massive and natural movements of the planet in a different way.”
2. The guy who implanted an ear on his arm  The performance artist Stelarc dreamed of one day turning his body into a remote listening device that could transmit his surroundings to others around the world. So last year Stelarc underwent surgery to have a cell-cultivated ear attached to his left arm. Eventually, he plans to make the ear internet-connected, and outfitted with a miniature microphone that can wirelessly transmit audio from his arm to the rest of the world.
3. A techie with a cryptographic key in his wrist Youtube Embed:
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Height: 473px Initially, all Amal Graafstra wanted was a way to quit carrying around a bunch of keys. But recently Graafstra, founder of biohacking company Dangerous Things, developed an implant designed to merge his digital and biological selves. He implanted a small, NFC-compliant security chip containing cryptographic keys into his wrist, allowing him to use his body for things like file decryption and two-factor authentication. Eventually, he imagines the technology could also act as a digital wallet or replace things like transit tickets. “The ability for you to own your identity versus Facebook owning it all comes down to cryptography,” he told Motherboard.
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