Add a boy with a metal stick

An 11-year-old Brazilian boy is attracting the attention of local and world media thanks to his ability to absorb metal objects on his body.

Paulo David Amorim's body, 11 years old, can absorb metal objects such as knives, spoons, scissors, even a large frying pan. Paulo's friends gave him the nickname 'magnet boy' because Paulo's body was supposed to have a large amount of magnetic fields - like magnets.

' At school, people also asked me to perform the ability to smoke metal objects, but they thought it was a hoax, ' Paulo said on the Daily Mail.

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Paulo's father asked Globo, a local television channel, to check his son's ability to absorb metal objects. Photo: AP

After watching on local television channel Globo about the ability to absorb metal objects from a Croatian boy, Paulo's father decided to contact the TV channel to test his similarity. my son.

Initially, Paulo was surprised to find a spoon and a knife sticking to his body. After that, I continued to try the ability to absorb adhesive with other metal objects such as phones, remote controls and even a large pan and pot.

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Paulo can absorb metal objects such as knives, spoons, scissors, even a large frying pan. Photo: AP

The doctors examined Paulo as a surprise because they have not seen a case like this during the past 30 years. However, doctors claim that the magnetic field in the body is not dangerous to the health of the boy.

Last February, many news agencies reported on a Serbian boy who was also able to suck metal objects into his body. In addition, the Serbian boy can also absorb non-metal objects such as plates, ceramic bowls or remote TV controls.

>> Watch the video of the boy demonstrating the ability to absorb metal