[chillindrdude]

i think if the magnetic field was that high, you'd be demagnetizing credit card strips no?

MRIs approach 2-3Tesla. which 1 tesla = 10^4 gauss. they are proven safe to human tissue. but not to ferrous materials and other metals.

what kind of absolute gauss reading were you recording?

i get the feeling that if this was an issue, the CPSC, and government auto regulatory agencies would be all over this...