In Malaysia, 78 years old Liew Thow Lin is known as the Human Magnet or Mr. Magnet. He can make metal objects, weighing up to 2kg, stick to his skin without any aid and he is a scientific mystery because there is no trace of a magnetic field around his body. Scientists say his skin is also normal and there is no explanation for his unusual talent.
In 2006 he even pulled a 10.6-tonne bus using only his body’s “magnetic force”. Liew Thow Lin placed a steel contraption under his armpit, hooked it to a chain with the other end tied to the bus. He then pulled the bus for 3.4 metres in less than a minute. A television station from Thailand recorded Liew’s achievement.
“I myself am surprised by my extraordinary ability although I’m already 78 years old” he told reporters after completing the act at a charity home for disabled children here. Liew began to make headlines at the age of 60 after making various household appliances made of steel stick without any aid.
Liew also seems to pass some of his forces to his friend. Tan Kok Thai, also has the ability to lift various objects including stones weighing 33 kilogrammes that stuck to his body.Previously, Tan made it to the Malaysia Book of Records after lifting objects weighing 102.9 kilogrammes even though his own weight is only 61 kilogrammes. Tan said that he realised that his body had magnetic force four years ago and besides steel, wood could also stick to his body.
According to newspaper reports, a group of professors from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia had found that Liew’s magnetic force was not due to magnet or electricity but because his skin had extraordinary sucking force.
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