Graafstra’s success with RFID is just the tip of the iceberg of their ambitions. Clearly, grinders are after something much bigger. Want to jump higher? Run faster? That’ll be $99 for some redesigned jack-rabbit DNA. Imagine that! Maybe such things are not so far away as mankind has typically assumed. --
by the biohacking community. The FBI tried to refer one biohacker for an indictment after his wife suddenly died for an unrelated reason. When the authorities visited the scene of his wife’s unfortunate passing, they were surprised to discover the evidence of his unconventional hobby. They tried to shut him down, but failed. In good American fashion, the court dismissed the case, and the biohacker resumed working on his projects.
But other biohackers are pushing the limits of their independence. Graafstra brought his own horror story about a grinder who cut her hand open to tinker on herself and developed sepsis. In a YouTube video linked to his website, Graafstra also tests a negative ion bracelet that is radioactive to an unsafe degree. Facilitating safe biohacking is partly what keeps Graafstra in business. His best proof-of-concept success as an innovator was the result of a self-hack. Annoyed by the high-security deadbolt on his office door that required him to carry a heavy key-ring with him, Graafstra devised a solution. He created and implanted himself with a tiny RFID in his right hand, and installed an RFID reader that triggered the automatic release of the dead-bolt on his door. With a wave of his hand, it worked. His invention has applications in the home and business security market. After that, he retrofitted his computer with an RFID reader so that once again, with a wave of his hand, his login was automated.
He created and implanted himself with a tiny RFID in his right hand, and installed an RFID reader that triggered the automatic release of the dead-bolt on his door.
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