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The family that sticks together …
by Ransom Riggs - February 8, 2007 - 5:10 PM

magnet.jpg… sticks to metal objects? Such is the case with a unique family in Taiwan, who are literally magnetic. They can press forks, spoons and metal ashtrays to their bodies, and they won’t fall off. The family’s patriarch can even suspend a six-pound iron from his chest, without the aid of glue, invisible wires or other kinds of trickery. The strangest thing is that they don’t seem to emit a magnetic field; scientists in Taipei are baffled. Watch this video to see their powers at work!

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  1. Was this posted on the MAGNeat-o-rama site?

    posted by Sheldon Siegel on 2-8-2007 at 5:15 pm

  2. This isn’t much more bizarre than sticking a coin to your forehead. A little talcum powder or hair would prevent both. The Amazing Randi has had a post about this sort of phenomenon at
    randi.org/jr/082704gluton.html#7

    posted by John on 2-8-2007 at 9:17 pm

  3. Oddity, but i’d rather wonder if they could turn metal to gold by touching or likewise.

    posted by Antilos on 2-9-2007 at 3:22 pm

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