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This Utah man figured out how to unlock his Tesla with the swipe of his hand

With four computer chips implanted in his hands, Ben Workman of Springville, UT can do a lot by waving his hand.

The Utah man can use his hands to “unlock his Tesla, unlock doors at his work in Provo, log on and off of his computer, and share contact information,” according to Fox13.

In his quest to get the chips implanted, Workman was turned down by a doctor, veterinarian, and piercing studio before he had a friend do it for him.



“In all reality, it was experimentation and curiosity,” Workman told ABC7. “To get them in, they come in syringes, that you just place under the skin and pop the tags out, except the Tesla key.”

Workman also had a magnet implanted in his left hand, according to CNN.

“Which is literally just a magnet. It doesn’t have any interesting functionality besides magic tricks and fun stuff,” Workman said. “Say I try and convince them a banana is the key and then I held a banana up and it unlocks the door.”

Workman isn’t the first person to implant a chip under his skin. In October, 18-year-old Evan Bryer got tired of using his campus card and put a microchip in his hand to open doors.

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