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Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 7:18pm On May 21, 2016
Real life people with unbelievable
superpowers – The human body is capable of incredible things. We often hear the phrase “ we’re only human” when something wrong happens and we want to
be forgiven for our shortcomings, but what
happens when human beings head to the
other end of that spectrum? What happens when the human body bypasses its barriers and breaks the laws of science that hold it down?
That’s when we get people who are gifted
with extraordinary abilities. These superhumans live among us, usually in
the most average of conditions, but are
capable of feats that set them apart from
the rest of humankind. The things they are
able to accomplish, either mentally or physically, are proof that the human body
is more powerful that we can ever imagine.

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Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by Unlimited22: 8:14pm On May 21, 2016
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Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 10:56pm On May 21, 2016
1. Superhuman Memory – DanielTemmat

We’ve seen prodigious savants display
incredible mental prowess. They’re often able to solve complex mathematical equations faster than some calculators and are able to recall events that occurred a decade ago as though it were happening in real time. Daniel Tammet, however, is the first person who is actually able to describe what goes on in his mind. According to Daniel, every whole number up to 10,000 has its own unique characteristics, such as texture, shape,
color, and feel. For instance, his mental
image of the number 289 is apparently
very ugly, whereas the number 333 is
attractive, and pi is particularly beautiful. This is how Daniel Tammet, who was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome when he was 25, is able to recall events and numbers with such extreme clarity. To prove this, he recited Pi up to 22,514 digits in five hours and nine minutes in 2004.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:00pm On May 21, 2016
2. The Magnet Man –
Liew Thow Lin

I’m trying my best to refrain from calling
this guy Magneto. Liew Thow Lin,
famously known as “Mr. Magnet” or “The Magnet Man”, has the unique ability of sticking metal objects to his body. The objects, weighing up to 2kg each, with a maximum of 36kg in total, seem to stick on Thow Lin’s body as though held there by a magnetic force from inside him. Thow Lin has performed this amazing feat for charity many times and has gained popularity as some kind of superhuman among the locals. The explanation though,
has nothing to do with magnetic fields.
Scientists from the University of
Technology in Thow Lin’s homeland of
Malaysia have concluded that his skin
exhibits very high levels of friction,
allowing the objects to stick as though
held there by a magnetic field. What’s
more bizarre is that the trait is genetic, as seen in Thow Lin’s three grandchildren!

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:05pm On May 21, 2016
3. Eagle Vision –
Veronica Seider

We’ve seen characters in movies display feats of “super vision”, often seeing people and objects approaching from a mile away. It’s how archers like Hawkeye and Legolas are able to aim their arrows with such accuracy. But what if I told you a real person has that same incredible ability? Meet Veronica Seider, the world record holder for the ability to see the tiniest object at the farthest distance without the use of binoculars or any other form of
technology. To put that into perspective,
she was able to identify people who were standing more than a mile away! Or, 1.6km to be exact. That’s basically 20x better than the average person… or what we like to call “Eagle vision”.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:10pm On May 21, 2016
4. Sonar Vision –
Daniel Kish and Ben Underwood

You know how Daredevil is able to “see”
and gauge his surroundings even though he’s technically blind? Like a bat, he’s able to see shapes and objects as sound bounces off them, giving him sonar vision. Daniel Kish and Ben Underwood both possess the same ability, and are able to use echolocation to such a degree that they’re able to “see” using sound even though they’ve both been blind since childhood. Both Daniel Kish and Ben Underwood had their eyes removed early on in life due to cancer. But in a strange turn of events, their sense of sound seemed to have been dialed up to 11. Using a series of clicking noises with their tongue, both Daniel and Ben are able to
use echolocation, an ability used by bats and whales, to lead normal lives. In fact, Daniel Kish is so good at it that he’s often hired by other blind people to assist them in getting around.
Sadly, Ben Underwood passed away in
2009 due to a re-emergence of the same cancer that cost him his eyes, leaving Daniel Kish as the only known human being in the world who has the ability to use echolocation.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:14pm On May 21, 2016
5. The Animal Whisperer – Kevin Richardson

You’ve seen Cesar Milan the dog
whisperer, but in all due respect, Kevin
Richardson is on a whole other level.
Kevin is a South African animal
behaviourist who has been accepted into several prides of lions and hyena clans. He basically eats, sleeps, and plays with these animals as if they were his family. Kevin strongly believes in intuition when dealing with these wild animals, instead of basing his actions on rule books. He is known for treating the lions and other animals as sentient beings, often showing them respect and nurturing a sense of family instead of imposing dominance unto them. But, Kevin warns that the job does have
its dangers and advises people not to
follow in his footsteps without the proper training and guidance. Much like Chris Pratt’s character imprinting on the
newborn Velociraptors in Jurassic World,
Kevin Richardson is only social with
animals that were with him since they
were very young. And even then, he has
been scratched, punctured, and injured
while handling the animals, although
never in a malicious way.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:20pm On May 21, 2016
6. Seeing Music –Arthur Lintgen

Most people will find it hard to read and
write a second language, especially if it
has a different set of alphabets. However, American physician Arthur Lintgen can read the grooves on old phonograph and precisely tell you what music is on it. How’s that for an ability?
Arthur can also look at the grooves and
contours on a phonograph and tell if the
music is played loud or soft within a
matter of seconds. But Arthur Lintgen
doesn’t claim any superhuman powers.
He makes it very clear that his ability is
limited to music by and after Beethoven. When asked to identify an Alice Cooper album, Arthur said it “looked disorganised” and “like gibberish”. Nevertheless, the ability to look at grooves on a record and know what music is about to be played is an amazing talent and is a testament to both Arthur’s memory and the incredible ways one’s brain can decipher information.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:24pm On May 21, 2016
7. The Human Computer – Shakuntala
Devi

The late great Shakuntala Devi is proof
that the human brain is capable of
extraordinary feats, like solving extremely complex arithmetical equations faster than some computers. At the University of California Berkley, Shakuntala was asked by Professor Arthur Jensen to calculate the cube root of 61,629,875, and the seventh root of 170,859,375. To the professor’s shock, Shakuntala delivered her answers (395 and 15, respectively) even before Jensen could copy them down in his notebook!

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:30pm On May 21, 2016
8. Hyper Photographic Memory – Stephen Wiltshire

If you haven’t seen some of Stephen
Wiltshire’s artwork, you need to do so…
right after reading this article, because
you don’t want to miss the rest of the
superhumans we have in store.
Stephen Wiltshire is an autistic artist who can draw intricately-detailed aerial
landscapes of any city that he flies over.
All it takes for Wiltshire is a brief
helicopter ride over any city, and his
highly-developed photographic memory
will allow him to recreate the image with jaw-dropping accuracy. For instance, in his panoramic drawing of Rome, he recreated the precise number of columns in the Pantheon!

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:34pm On May 21, 2016
9. The Iceman – Wim Hof

While others will have to stock on
layers of vests, jackets, and other clothing to keep warm when trying to climb mountains like Everest or Kilimanjaro, Dutch daredevil Wim Hof did those seemingly daunting tasks wearing nothing but a pair of shorts.
According to Hof, a Buddhist meditation
technique called Tummo allows him to
regulate his body’s temperature, which in turn allows him to keep warm while
enduring freezing conditions. Wim Hof
currently holds 21 endurance world
records as well as the record for longest
ice bath.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:39pm On May 21, 2016
10. Jaws of Steel –
Rathakrishnan Velu

I can’t imagine what kind of
strength it takes Malaysian-born
Rathakrishnan Velu to pull two KTM
commuter trains, weighing 260.8 tons
(574,964lb) for a distance of 4.2m (13ft
9in) along the Kuala Lumpur Railway
Station lines. Rathakrishnan, now affectionately known as “King Tooth”, claims that an Indian guru taught him how to channel all his strength to a specific part of his body when he was
14. I don’t know about you, but I’m very
curious to know if this special technique
applies to any part of the body… you
know, for research purposes.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:43pm On May 21, 2016
11. The One Who Never Sleeps – Hai Ngoc

Have you ever tried staying awake for
more than 48 hours? I have, and it’s not a pleasant experience. One night of no
sleep can send people rushing to the
coffee machines and guzzling down cans of Red Bull just to stay awake, but that isn’t the case for Hai Ngoc, the man who hasn’t slept a wink since 1973! According to Ngoc, who is probably Freddy Kruger’s worst nightmare, a fever in 1973 caused him to lose the need to sleep indefinitely. What’s even more incredible is the clean bill of health he was given by doctors, except for a slight decline in liver function which is quite normal for his age. The
elderly man even farms and carries two
50kg bags of fertilizer over 4km of road
every day. If that doesn’t spell good
health, I don’t know what does.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 11:48pm On May 21, 2016
12. Stomach of Steel – Michael Lotito

On the list of things you should never ever try at home, replicating Michael Lotito’s appetite for indigestible objects should be right at the top. The French entertainer is known for consuming objects made of metal, glass, rubber, and plastic and doesn’t seem to have any serious intestinal or digestive difficulties afterwards. His greatest feat is probably dismantling and progressively consuming an aircraft over the course of two years. The secret lies in Michael Lotito’s intestinal walls which happen to be twice as thick as they should be. His stomach acids are also unusually powerful, allowing him to digest these hazardous objects, seemingly without complications. I’m just wondering what the plumbing
situation is like in Michael’s house. Does
he have to get a professional to unclog the pipes every month because I expect it would be filled with everything and the kitchen sink.

Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by cmaque(m): 10:43am On May 22, 2016
We live in a world full of mysteries, sure there are lot more people with supernatural powers not yet known
Re: Real Life People With Unbelievable Superpowers by freezyprinzy(m): 10:24pm On May 22, 2016
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