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		banish-m4 on July 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Race to Seal Helium HDDs (2021) MRI machines borked the MEMS accelerometers in iPhone due to helium contamination. I assume most smartphone sensors are now helium-tolerant.

joezydeco on July 10, 2024 [–]

Nope. They just added a warning so it's your fault if you get any helium atoms in your oscillator.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/important-safety-info....

lazide on July 11, 2024 | [–]

Legalese - even cheaper than engineering, apparently.

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