Photos: Croatia's Magnetic Boy [PHOTOS]
May 16, 2011 12:02 PM EDT
Ivan Stoiljkovic, 6 years-old, has a special talent. He can attract metalic objects.
The kid can carry up to 25kg metal attached to his torso.
His family also says that he can emit heat and he has mysterious healing power as well. Ivan has used his 'healing' hands to ease stomach pains for his grandfather and soothed the pain of a neighbour who injured his leg in a tractor accident.
However, a group of experts and sceptics have grouped together on Facebook to reveal that the Croatian boy who has gained worldwide popularity for his supposed "magnetism" has no supernatural abilities.
Ivan Stoiljkovic poses for pictures with cutlery stuck to his chest in front of his home near Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb, May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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Ivan Stoiljkovic poses for pictures with cutlery stuck to his chest in front of his home in Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb, May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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Ivan Stoiljkovic carries a frying pan stuck to his chest in front of his home near Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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Ivan Stoiljkovic carries an iron stuck to his chest in front of his home in Heresin near Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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A man throws coins aimed at his grandson, Ivan Stoiljkovic's chest in front of their home near Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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Ivan Stoiljkovic carries a pot containing heavy weights stuck to his chest in front of his home near Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb, May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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Ivan Stoiljkovic (L) carries a Samsung Galaxy tab stuck to his chest in front of his home in Heresin near Koprivnica, some 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12, 2011.
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Ivan Stoiljkovic (R) carries an iron stuck to his chest in front of his home in Heresin near Koprivnica, some 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12, 2011.
Source: Reuters
Ivan Stoiljkovic carries an iron stuck to his chest in front of his home in Heresin near Koprivnica, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12.
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Damir Stoiljkovic helps to put an iron stuck to his son Ivan chest in front of their home in Heresin near Koprivnica, some 100 km (62 miles) north of the capital Zagreb May 12, 2011. Ivan, 6, has an extraordinary talent: the ability to attract metallic objects -- from spoons to heavy frying pans -- to his body. He is said to be able to carry up to 25 kg of metal stuck to his torso. Ivan's family also claims that his hands can emit heat and his mysterious ability has also given him healing powers. Medical checkups so far have reaped inconclusive results. Picture taken May 12, 2011.
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