FILE PHOTO MALAYSIAN "MR MAGNET" LIEW THOW LIN SHOWS HIS APPARENT MAGNETIC ABILTY IN IPOH

Malaysian "Mr. Magnet" Liew Thow Lin shows his apparent magnetic ability at his house in this July 30, 2000 file photograph. A scientist found Liew is not a 70-year-old human magnet, but he does have exceptional skin which has a "suction effect", according to Malaysian scientists quoted in Wednesday's edition of The Star newspaper. REUTERS/Bazuki Muhammad/Files