stackyFACTSIngesting more than one tiny, powerful rare-earth magnet is a catastrophic medical emergency. Unlike swallowing a coin, the magnets will actively attract each other through the soft walls of your twisting intestines, rapidly pinching the tissue and quickly causing severe, life-threatening internal perforations.
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