Magnet Boy

An 11-year-old boy has become a real attraction after discovering that metal objects cling to his skin.

Knives, forks, spoons, scissors and even large saucepans all stick to Paulo David Amorim, a Brazilian boy who claims to have magnet-type qualities.

His friends in Rio Grande do Norte state have nicknamed him "Magnet Boy," while his doctor Dix-Sept Rosado Sobrinho says he has never seen anything like it in 30 years as a physician.

Paolo David first discovered that his body appears to behave like a magnet when his dad asked him to fetch a knife and fork. "Much to my surprise, they stuck," said Junior, Paolo's father.

With no medical explanation for boy's magnetic ability, doctors have admitted they are stumped as to why the metal objects are attracted to Paolo David's body.

The Amorim family doctor Dix-Sept Rosado Sobrinho told that he had never seen anything like the "Magnet Boy" case in his 30 years in medicine, but added that the schoolboy's health was not thought to be at risk.

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