Thursday, January 31, 2008

Liew Thow Lin: the real-life Magnetic Man

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Liew Thow
Lin is known as the "Magnetic Man" of Malaysia, because of his incredible ability to stick metal objects to his body.After a deep medical study, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) lecturer Nasrul Humaimi Mahmood said this ability was probably associated with "suction properties in his skin." Professor Dr. Mohamed Amin Alias, from UTM's electrical engineering faculty in Johor, agreed.

After seeing Liew perform, the professor did research on the matter, and decided, "His skin has a special suction effect that can help metal stick to it." "These powers are not an illusion," he said, "That is why his two sons and two grandchildren also have the magnetic-like ability.

They have his genes." Dr. Atsusi Kono, former chief physician at the Djo Si Idai Hospital in Tokyo, was so impressed with a Russian he saw doing this stunt, that he commented: "There is absolutely no doubt that the objects stick as if their bodies were magnetic."Dr. Friedbert Karger of the Max Planck Institute in Germany, in January 1997, investigated another "magnetic man" named Miroslaw Magola who was born in Poland in the 1960s, and was able to demonstrate the ability "to pick up a cup from the floor without touching it, and to control its suspension in mid-air."
Liew Thow Lin: the real-life Magnetic Man

Monday, January 28, 2008

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Brisbane: A snake has been saved by surgery after mistaking four golf balls for a meal of chicken eggs, a veterinarian said.

A couple had placed the balls in their chicken coop at Nobbys Creek in New South Wales state to encourage their hen to nest, Australian Associated Press reported.

They found the balls missing last month and a lumpy carpet python nearby.

They took the 32-inch non-venomous snake to the nearby Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary, where senior veterinarian Michael Pyne operated to remove the balls from the snake's intestine.

Pyne said the snake was making a speedy recovery.

"Those golf balls weren't moving any further; they were stuck where they were," Pyne said.

"If it hadn't been found, it would have died for sure," he added.
Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

Snake saved after eating golf balls

The world's longest Ferrari


This is, believe it or not, the world's first-ever Ferrari stretch limo: a 23-foot 360 Modena with eight seats and the biggest electric gullwing doors we've ever seen.It's the handiwork of Style Limousines in Manchester, which spent more than �200,000 modifying the rear-engined 360.All eight of the seats are carbon-fibre buckets with five-point race harnesses - which might sound excessive until you discover that the 3.6-litre V8 remains, its 395bhp propelling the mega-Ferrari to 60mph in under six seconds. Could prove a challenge not to spill your cheap champagne.Those gull-wing doors are nine-foot long and were designed by one of the teams responsible for the Mercedes SLR McLaren.

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Italian artist Maurizio Savini has distinguished himself by using a very unusual material for his sculptures: pink chewing gum. Here are some of his works.
Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures


Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures

Chewing Gum Sculptures