May 16, 2012 - Real Life Super Heroes (?)

[SIZE="2"][FONT="Arial Black"]Rubberboy [/FONT]



Okay, so he is the most flexible guy around. How does that make him a super hero?

[FONT="Arial Black"]Magnetic man[/FONT]



Stuff sticks to this guy and so strong is the attraction that he put an iron plate on his belly, attached a hook with chain and pulled a car 20 meters.

Okay, so maybe this guy could come in handy.

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Sigh... the difference between freaks and Super Heroes... or any kind of heroes... has been blurred by "reality" TV.

Who keeps their iron on a chain?

He stole it from the counter at the First Third Iron Bank, FDIC.

The Iron Bank of Braavos?

If he's THAT magnetic, why does he need a band for his watch? Can't he just stick the watch face to his wrist?

newtimer;811961 wrote:

Who keeps their iron on a chain?

Who attaches bricks to their iron?

I saw a TV show a while back with the magneto guy. They found no evidence that he was magnetic. His skin is just sticky from the oil and sweat.

Since the cats out of the bag ...

Liew Thow Lin (Chinese: 劉少林) of Malaysia is known as the "Magnet Man" (Chinese: 磁人),[1] or "Mr. Magnet"[2] because he has the ability to stick metal objects to his body.

Liew has performed in many charity events showing his ability.[citation needed] He can make metal objects, weighing up to 2 kg each, up to 36 kg total,[2] stick to his skin. He has also pulled a car using this ability.[3]

Liew's ability is not due to any source of magnetism. 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,[2] providing a "suction effect".[3]
The trait appears to be genetic, appearing in Lin's three grandchildren.[2]

Suction Man!
He can come round and hoover my rug anytime, the old superhero.

I was like wtf is skin friction. Well I'll be a monkey's aunt...found this article:

The skin over most of the body is relatively smooth. 'Friction Ridges', however, are found on the digits, palms and soles. They are called 'friction' ridges because of their biological function to assist in our ability to grasp and hold onto objects. They have been compared to fine lines found in corduroy, however unlike corduroy, ridges vary in length and width, branch off, end suddenly and, for the most part, flow in concert with each other to form distinct patterns. The ridge path can sometimes be quite fragmented...so much so as to show what appears to be individual ridge "units" present on the volar surface. There are approximately 2,700 ridge "units" per square inch of friction skin. Each ridge "unit" corresponds to one primary epidermal ridge (glandular fold) formed directly beneath each pore opening.

http://ridgesandfurrows.homestead.com/friction_skin.html

dmg1969;811987 wrote:

If he's THAT magnetic, why does he need a band for his watch? Can't he just stick the watch face to his wrist?

Stainless.

xoxoxoBruce;812129 wrote:

Stainless.

With the shit they're calling stainless these days, it probably would be magnetic.

Of course since the background is flat black he could be lying on his back and we'd never know.

I'd like to see him try to get on a plane like that.

On his back?

ZenGum;812161 wrote:

I'd like to see him try to get on a plane like that.

Sundae;812170 wrote:

On his back?

On a treadmill!

In an ambulance! Riding a chicken. Holding a baby's arm.