Meet Real-Life Magneto, Claims to Use Telepathic Powers to Manipulate Metal

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Superpower or just super-sticky skin?
Miroslaw Magola, from Germany, claims he
can manipulate metal objects with his
telepathic powers. The 55-year-old says that
he began to master the ability of
manipulating objects with his mind after he
studied the phenomenon of psychic energy.
“I found out I could train myself to
manipulate lifeless objects as I studied for my
degree in the early ’90s,” Magola says. “I
have since spent years perfecting the
technique and exploring further into human
magnetism.”
Magola doesn’t want to stop at simply
making objects stick to his body as if they
were glued onto it, because he believes he
can use his powers for the benefit of
humankind. “I am determined to develop my
unique powers further in the future and I’m
currently working with telepathy and healing
to see how psychokinetic energy can be put
to a use that will benefit mankind.” This real-
life Magneto doesn’t claim he is one of a
kind. On the contrary, he says there are
many others who can control this kind of
power. “Magnetic people prove with mind
power they are capable of lifting objects of
different materials off the floor without
aid. This can be done with the head or palms
of the hands to hold objects vertically,
horizontally or in circular movements. Some
magnetic people are also capable of lifting
objects from the floor with the palm of a
gloved hand or even with talcum powder on
the skin.” As expected, people are either
plain skeptical or too inquisitive when it
comes to Magola’s powers, but his answer to
either of them is that what draws the line
between a person with real magnetic powers
and a fake one is the ability to defy the laws
of gravity.
Apart from helping the entire human race
with his powers, Miroslaw Magola wants to
win the One Million Dollar Paranormal
Challenge prize, which hasn’t been claimed
for half a century. The challenge, set by the
famous magician James Randi in 1964, can be
won by anyone who can demonstrate the
existence of, for example, past life
remembrance, faith-healing or telepathy.
Magola already has an idea of how to prove
his power to everyone. “I want to do it live
on TV and cannot wait to get a reaction from
an audience and prove to skeptics who claim
it is all a hoax.”
Magola is not the only one who is after the $1
million prize, as the James Randi Education
Foundation receives hundreds of claims every
year. The spokesperson of the Foundation
states that it “is committed to providing
reliable information about paranormal claims.
It both supports and conducts original
research into such claims. We offer a one
million dollar prize to anyone who can show,
under proper observing conditions, evidence
of any paranormal, supernatural, or occult
power or event. Unfortunately to date, no
one has passed the preliminary tests, but we
always welcome new challengers.”
Although the phenomenon of psychokinesis
has not been properly studied, it is believed
that people can control the physical world
surrounding them with the power of their
mind. Ellie Crystal, metaphysics expert,
agrees that “everyone has the potential to be
able to be telekinetic”.