Brazil's magnet boy

[Persia]

A boy from Brazil is drawing worldwide attention for his apparent magnet-like ability to attract metal objects.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/weird-wide-web/brazil-magnet-boy-fork-knife-metal-magnetic-body

[Still Waters]

There's been a few of these stories lately. Here's another one -

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=201212&st=0&p=3798406&hl=magnet+boy&fromsearch=1entry3798406

[Doctor_Strangelove]

Seriously, Magnet Boy? What's wrong with Magneto?

Edited July 10, 2011 by Doctor_Strangelove

[UFO_Monster]

Seriously, Magnet Boy? What's wrong with Magneto?

Marvel would sue, maybe. [/sarcasm]

[:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR:]

The boy probably thought magnets were tic tacs.

[Robert1]

Another magnet boy. This time in Brazil. This phenomenon seems to be cropping up alot

lately. I wonder what causes it.

Edited July 11, 2011 by Robert1