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by ska 812 days ago
What you were experiencing was a) probably real and b) due to the conductive properties of the ring , not magnetic.

Oversimplification: Moving a conductor in a magnetic field or vice versa indices current in the conductor , resistance in the conductor results in heat.

The main field in an MRI is static but there are a lot of other fields moving around…

Similar happens on your body also (eddy currents) and deeper tissue gets energy which has to be controlled for - it can cause stimulation in peripheral nerves and heating .