well alright, you can have the iPod but no earphones for you!
"Headphones can shut off heart devices"
Study show common ear buds for MP3 players placed near the heart can interfere with pacemakers
how close is "near" you might ask? pretty much you'd hav to have them inside your chest to cause serious problems - at least 3cm... but for now, they're advising if you have a pacemaker or similar equipment, don't put the earphones in your breat pocket or let them dangle on your chest.
can you believe people with pacemakers actually volunteered to do this study? it's like they're saying to you, "alrighty, we're pretty sure this can kill you but we just want to make sure... put this on you chest and tell us if you start to feel a tingle."
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