INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SUPERPOWERS
Added on: 28th May 2016
BEN UNDERWOOD,
THE BOY WITH ECHOLOCATION
This amazing human being was diagnosed with retinal cancer
at the age of two and had his eyes removed at age three.
He taught himself echolocation at age five and was able to
detect the location of objects by making frequent clicking noises
with his tongue. He used it to accomplish such feats as running,
playing basketball, riding a bicycle, rollerblading, playing football
and skateboarding. Unfortunately, the remarkable Ben Underwood
died on January 19, 2009, at age sixteen from the same
cancer that took his vision.
KIM PEEK,
MASTERMIND
Kim Peek is the real “Rain Man” whose almost unimaginable
powers of memory were coupled with severe disabilities and
inspired the Oscar-winning role played by Dustin Hoffman. Known
as a “mega savant,” he had one of the most exceptional
memories in recorded history.
GARRY TURNER,
SUPER STRETCH ABILITIES
There’s a wide array of elastic superheroes—with Mr. Fantastic
being the most famous—capable of transforming their
rubbery bodies into any number of shapes. The real-world
equivalent of Mr. Fantastic is Garry Turner, who can stretch and
manipulate his skin in a number of extremely unsettling ways
because his skin doesn’t contain the right amount of collagen.
NOORSYAIDAH,
WIRE GROWTH
Noorsyaidah is an Indonesian woman who claims that metal wires
grow out of her body and have been growing for over
twenty years. The metal wires about ten to twenty centimetres
(four to eight inches) had sceptics believing it was a hoax.
Nevertheless, after X-ray and further analysis they are now
trying to find a reasonable scientific explanation for this
phenomenon.
ARTHUR LINTGEN,
VINYL VISION
Vinyl vision is the ability to see groove patterns in vinyl recordings
and correctly identify musical recordings without the benefit of
identifying labels. Only one person has been recorded as
having this incredibly unique ability. His name is Arthur B. Lintgen
and his ability was officially recognized in 1982 by James Randi,
a famous Canadian-American retired stage magician and
scientific sceptic.
AL HERPIN,
SLEEPLESSNESS
After a few days without sleep an average human being will probably
collapse, but this wasn’t the case for Al Herpin who apparently
did not sleep during his ninety-four years of life. Even though
the supposed cause is unknown, some scientists believe that his
sleep deprivation was linked to his mother suffering a major
injury a few days prior to his birth. He’s remembered even
today as the “man who never slept.”
LIEW THOW LIN,
"MAGNETISM"
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
detailed medical study, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
lecturer Nasrul Humaimi Mahmood claims that this extraordinary
ability is probably associated with suction properties in his skin.
TIM CRIDLAND,
ACCELERATED HEALING
Tim Cridland is known worldwide for his demonstrations that
involve pushing large skewers through his body, directly through
deep muscle tissue, without feeling pain, without losing any
blood, and rapidly healing.
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