Liew Thow Lin (31 March 1930 - 9 April 2013) () of
Malaysia was known as the "Magnet Man", (),
"Magnetic Man"
or "Mr. Magnet"
because he had the ability to stick
metal objects to his body.
Liew performed in many charity events showing his ability. He could cause metal objects, weighing up to each, up to 36 kg total,
to stick to his skin. He also pulled a car using this ability.
Liew's ability was not due to any source of
magnetism
Magnetism is the class of physical attributes that are mediated by a magnetic field, which refers to the capacity to induce attractive and repulsive phenomena in other entities. Electric currents and the magnetic moments of elementary particles ...
. Scientists from Malaysia's
University of Technology found no magnetic field in Lin's body, but did determine that his skin exhibits very high levels of
friction,
providing a "suction effect".
The trait appears to be genetic, appearing in Lin's three grandchildren.
Liew was featured on the second episode of the
Discovery Channel
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's ''
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* ''One Step Beyond'' (Jackie McLean album), 1963
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''.
See also
*
Human magnetism
Human magnetism is a popular name for an alleged ability of some people to attract objects to their skin. People alleged to have such an ability are often called human magnets. Although metal objects are the most popular, some are also alleged to ...
References
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Malaysian people of Chinese descent
Malaysian entertainers
1930 births
2013 deaths