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Real-life Magneto can stick metal to his body

By T.K. Randall
December 23, 2017 · Comment icon 14 comments

Several people claim to possess magnetic powers. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Donovan Govan
A young schoolboy from Syria has acquired the remarkable ability to magnetically attract objects.
Zulfikar Ibrahim, who lives in the Syrian port city of Latakia, allegedly discovered his unique talent after dropping an item of cutlery at the dinner table and finding that it had stuck to his skin.

"We were eating, the spoon fell, I picked it up but it stuck onto my belly. I was astonished," he said.

"My grandfather took off the spoon, wiped it and put it again on the tray. I took a fork and a spoon, and they stuck [onto my stomach] again. Everything made of iron was sticking. I was astonished."
The story is similar to that of Russian schoolboy Nikolai Kryaglyachenko who in 2014 found that he had acquired the ability to stick objects magnetically to his body after an electrical accident.

"I got to know that there were other magnetic boys," said Zulfikar.

A video showcasing his bizarre talent (along with some interviews in Russian) can be viewed below.



Source: Russia Today | Comments (14)




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Comment icon #5 Posted by Not Your Huckleberry 7 years ago
I just happened to be watching James Randi vids last night and he replicated it. https://youtu.be/OTVWMY8EZCA
Comment icon #6 Posted by KibyNykraft4 7 years ago
In this case the family needs money I think. Well cannot blame them. Whether this is possible due to magnetism otherwise is not answered at all from here.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Krater 7 years ago
Complete nonsense. I suppose if you swallowed a very powerful magnet...
Comment icon #8 Posted by toast 7 years ago
In: Magnet Man Out: Moron Man
Comment icon #9 Posted by UFOwatcher 7 years ago
Certainly didn't prove anything. Needed close up shots of attaching and removing items. FAKE
Comment icon #10 Posted by eddword 7 years ago
I find this to be very un attractive...magnetically speaking
Comment icon #11 Posted by pallidin 7 years ago
Uh, no. It just doesn't work that way after digestion.
Comment icon #12 Posted by DirtyDocMartens 7 years ago
I think I could replicate it by eating a melting popcicle with my shirt off.
Comment icon #13 Posted by pallidin 7 years ago
Flatware sticking? Yeah, just rub a light, virtually unnoticeable coating of honey on the flatware (or persons body)
Comment icon #14 Posted by pallidin 7 years ago
Oh yeah, not to mention that a common compass or "phone-app gauss meter" would help establish the truth.


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