Interesting Fact # 454 - Fridge Magnets - Podcast

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Fridge magnets can prove fatal. A strong type of magnet (neodymium magnet) used in many new commercial products can interfere with pacemakers and implanted heart devices with deadly consequences.

(Sort of fatal attraction. In fact these new magnets can be found in lots of stuff apart from fridge magnets; such as badges, jewellery and mobile phones.)