[Illusion]

SAO PAULO (AP) - An 11-year-old boy in Brazil's northeastern city of Mossoro is drawing attention with his purportedly magnet-like qualities.

The Globo TV network has broadcast images of Paulo David Amorim demonstrating how forks, knives, scissors, cooking pans, cameras and other metal objects seem drawn to his body and remain stuck on his chest, stomach and back.

The boy's father tells Globo that he decided to test his son after learning of a boy in Croatia with a similar ability. Junior Amorim says he was surprised to find "a fork and knife stuck to his body."

The youth says classmates call him "magnet boy."

Dr. Dix-Sept Rosado Sobrinho tells Globo it is the first time in his 30-year career that he has seen a case like this.



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[sassieroses]

[Jenkins666]

Magneto

[Zodiak]

No, his name is Juan Pablo

[fin_razelle]

They already did a documentary on another dude with the same thing. His pores were larger then normal and he secreted more sweat for it thus objects stuck to him easily and metal being the easiest object. It acted much like a suction cup.

[candymosh]

there was a woman too............can't remember the details. It was on Unsolved Mysteries (Robert Stack edition)

[TwistedPrincess]

he'd be handy to have around the home when you can't find your car keys. i woner if he would mess up a compass? wouldn't want him on an airline flight with me!

[Hvergelmir]

He's a fatty, no wonder he has his own magnetic pull.