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Kids Keep Eating Magnets, And Surgeons Say There's Only 1 Way to Stop It
(www.sciencealert.com)
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this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2023
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The point is that magnets pose a greater threat than most things that are commonly swallowed. This article identifies that risk and tries to spread the word to treat magnets as more dangerous than coins or other random small objects which may be choking hazards.
Fair enough. I was just mocking the headline.