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I wonder if an Airtag can still track if it's been swallowed? Or does a human body block too much RF?

I can practically guarantee these things will be swallowed if the ridiculous people who eat Tide Pods are anything to go on...

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Please don't swallow anything with a battery, for the sake of your local emergency department.

For those who don’t know, read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Button_cell#Accidental_ingesti....

Basically, shorting a battery using wet body tissues can lead to a hydrolysis reaction that produces sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), and that can burn through your oesophagus, blood vessels, etc.

that would be very very painful

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