9. Tattoo Torture
Here’s one that’s likely from the “somebody just made it up” category. The claim that getting an MRI will cause a tattoo to explode is ridiculous. Patients are instructed to remove metal objects like jewelry, but only old-style tattoos that may contain a bit of iron have any chance of causing problems, and even when they do, it’s most often characterized as minor discomfort. There were certainly be no explosions.