The true story about Mr. James Randi and me, Miroslaw Magola aka , the Magnetic Man. Our first contact dates to 1996 when I learned that my ability of „human bio-magnetism“ (magnetism not in the original physical sense) may fall into the area of the JREF prize organised by James Randi I understand that Mr Randi „has no urge whatsoever to travel across the world to see yet another ‘sticky skin’ demo, a sticky person“. Therefore, I suggest that Mr Randi, if possible in coordination with me, organises a meeting in a place and time convenient for him, in which I can demonstrate my human bio-magnetic abilities in the public forum of a television studio or programme. We can agree the materials (as listed above) and weight of the items in advance and he can bring „a few grams of talcum powder“ with him. I also assume that Mr Randi carries his cheque book when he travels.

1. The true story about Mr. James Randi and me, Miroslaw MAGOLA aka , the
„Magnetic Man“
Our first contact dates to 1996 when I learned that my ability of „human bio-
magnetism“ (magnetism not in the original physical sense) may fall into the area of the
JREF prize organised by James Randi (http://www.randi.org ).
Although I have so far not applied officially, and although James Randi keeps a list – „I
have a little list“ – of 178 applicants as of 2004 (in which he includes my name), he thought
my internet publications of enough interest that he dealt with me in two further publications
(twice in 2004 and latest in March 2008 – http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-
blog/174-swift-march-14-2008.html#i14
About my abilities:
Details to these can be found in my interviews with Mysteries magazine (
http://www.mysteries-magazin.com/index.php?
menu=journal&op=journal&func=covers&id=2008 ) and Mind-energy.net (http://www.mind-
energy.net/archives/281-Interview-with-Miroslaw-Magola-the-magnetic-,man.html).

2. I am able to lift various items of different materials (metall, wood, plastic, ceramic) with for
instance my palms, forehead and chest in a vertical direction and – if using palms – to
bang them together without them falling down. I have proved this ability in several public
appearances at talks with demonstrations, e.g. at the Basel PSI days and on television,
e.g. in a live show for the British ITV programme „Beyond-Belief“ (http://www.uri-
geller.com/bb.htm ), SF1 and Telebasel (Switzerland), RTL and PRO7 and Sat.1
http://www.sat1.de/comedy_show/clever_spezial/wissensbuch/content/37499/002/
(Germany) and TF1 France «La Soirée de L'étrange» (Live) http://www.tf1.fr/tf1-et-
vous/reponse-a-vos-questions/je-voudrais-assister-a-la-soiree-de-l-etrange-le-31-octobre-
prochain-4849072.html?xtmc=magnetic-man-la-soiree-de-letrange&xtcr=2 „Unbelievable“
on Fuji-TV in Japan and Stan Lee's Superhumans on History Channel
http://www.history.com/shows/stan-lees-superhumans/episodes/season-1 .
All demonstrations are documented on the internet with photos and small videos and can
be viewed by anyone. (http://www.magola.com; http://www.magneticman.com;
.http://www.youtube.com/user/mmagola
These are my abilities. How you call them, e.g. „human bio-magnetism“, is up to you.
Several reputable scientists have conducted scientific research in this area, for instance
Prof. Dr. Dr. Ruhenstroth-Bauer and Dr. Friedbert Karger of the Max-Planck-Institut in
Germany, Prof. Alex Schneider MSc; Dr. U.E. Hasler of Switzerland; Dr. Alexander Imich ,
Barbara G. Koopman of USA, Prof. Dr. Konstatin Korotkov, Professor of Physics at St.
Petersburg State Technical University in Russia.
But back to Mr J Randi and me:
He doubts my abilities and thinks they are down to „trickery (i.e. like adhesive, glue etc.)“. I
can reassure him and confirm that adhesive or glue do not play any role, neither does
suction with the help of humidity such as „natural perspiration“ or „the natural skin oil“, or
similar. These suspicions are also the reason why he suggests to „dust [my] skin with
talcum powder before such a test“. With regards to his thoughtful concern that „perhaps
Magola is allergic to talcum powder“ I can put his mind at ease – I won’t need medical
assistance. If you look closely at the photos and videos you will see that in these
demonstrations I use talcum powder and even rubber gloves
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaJWA5o_t4&feature=related ¸
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTMekYqvbVA&feature=related .
To precisely define the terms:
My ability is not about „[drawing] by a physical force, causing to approach“ but instead
about lifting and moving items which stick to a part of my body because of my bio-
magnetism, even if dusted with talcum powder. It is also not correct to talk about „an ability
to float objects“ – i. e. „transport a marble statue through the air? I can't wait ....!“.
Furthermore, I am keen to refute the allegations of Mr Randi’s article „That Pot Head Man“
http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/174-swift-march-14-2008.html#i14 , 14

3. March 2008) where he accuses me of bad personal hygiene ; we can comparise together .
I understand that Mr Randi „has no urge whatsoever to travel across the world to see yet
another ‘sticky skin’ demo, a sticky person“. Therefore, I suggest that Mr Randi, if possible
in coordination with me, organises a meeting in a place and time convenient for him, in
which I can demonstrate my human bio-magnetic abilities in the public forum of a
television studio or programme. We can agree the materials (as listed above) and weight
of the items in advance and he can bring „a few grams of talcum powder“ with him.
I also assume that Mr Randi carries his cheque book when he travels.
Miroslaw MAGOLA