Strange Pictures

In ancient cultures, people who possessed special bodily abilities were often feared and hunted. They were called witches, warlocks and demon-possessed. Today, we know that the human body can develop incredible conditions, which can become quite strange and oftentimes scary.

That is the case with Etibar Elchiyev from Tbilisi, Georgia. From an early age, Elchiyev noticed that his body was more “magnetic”, unlike that of his family or friends. After hiding the secret talent for years, Elchiyev decided to show the world his body’s incredibly fantastic skill, and break a world record on the way. Here he is in 2011, with over 50 mental spoons magnetized to his upper body. Just think what would happen if Elchiyev was born just a 100 years before…