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Human Magnet

Photo: Kevin P. Braithwaite

Russian parapsychologist Edward Naumov, left, demonstrates how the human body can become magnetic. Using researcher Kevin P. Braithwaite as his subject, Naumov asked Braithwaite to concentrate as he placed different metal objects on his body. "The more I seemed to concentrate," Braithwaite said, "the better the objects 'stuck.'" The phenomenon only worked in Naumov's presence, and Braithwaite believes Naumov is some kind of "energizer."

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