Top 10 Super Humans in The World
10. Gino Martino: ‘The Human Anvil’
John Ferraro (born November 28)is an American professional wrestler and strongman, best known by his ring name Gino Martino. He has wrestled for Chaotic Wrestling, the Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, NWA New England, and Paulie Gilmore's New World Wrestling. He is Super human.Gino has broken steel bars and baseball bats over his head. He’s had blocks of concrete broken over his head with a sledgehammer and has even had bowling balls dropped from 15 feet high on top of his skull. He owes his extraordinary ability to what doctors have determined to be an extra-thick skull. Gino is dedicated to his career and continues to smash his head through large and heavy objects, owning up to his nickname ‘The Human Anvil’.
9. Tim Cridland: ‘The Torture King’
Zamora the Torture King is the stage name of Tim Cridland, an American sideshow performer. Zamora was an original member of the Jim Rose Circus, where he performed painful feats as entertainment. His stunts include fire eating, sword swallowing, body skewering and electrocution. Zamora co-authored (with Jan Gregor) Circus of the Scars, a history of the Jim Rose Circus.Tim’s been featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley’s Believe or Not. He owes his extreme tolerance for pain to what some doctors believe is a rare and dangerous condition where an individual is incapable of feeling pain.
8. Wim Hof: ‘The Iceman’
Wim Hof (born 20 April 1959) is a Dutch daredevil, commonly nicknamed "The Iceman" for his ability to withstand extreme cold,which he attributes to exposure to cold, meditation and breathing techniques (similar to the Tibetan technique Tummo).Wim Hof has set out to spread the potential health benefits of his breathing techniques, working closely with scientists around the world to prove that his techniques work.This Dutchman has ran marathons over snow barefoot, been buried in ice, and holds the world record for the longest time submerged in an ice bath: 1 hour and 52 mins.
7. Masutatsu Oyama: Can kill a bull with one blow
Masutatsu Ōyama (born July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964. He was an alumnus of Waseda University.But Oyama was not just a karate expert, he was known for combating 100 men and beating them all in a series of 2 minute long fights that lasted the course of three days. But that’s not all Mas is famous for; he’s considered a legend for fighting bulls with his bare hands. He has reportedly fought 52 bulls, three of which he killed in one blow.
6. Tibetan Monks who practice Tummo: Can produce intense body heat
Tummo literally means the fierce goddess of heat and passion in Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Tummo is found in the Mahasiddha Krishnacarya and the Hevajra Tantra texts.
Tummo (Tumo or Chandali yoga) also refers to a part of tantric meditation cycles and breathing exercises for yogic heat, that developed around the concept of fierce female deity.It is found in the Six Yogas of Naropa, Lamdre, Kalachakra and Anuyoga teachings of Tibetan Vajrayana. The purpose of tummo is to gain control over body processes during the completion stage of 'highest yoga tantra' .
5. Master Zhou: ‘Jewel of China’
Master Zhou is a Thai Chi and Kung Fu master and a Qigong healer.Master Zhou has the power of healing, and he can generate heat up to 202 degrees Fahrenheit from his hands, proven by thermal cameras.Aside from those remarkable skills he can also has the amazing ability to support his entire body weight upon a sheet of paper.He is very fit and healthy for his age.
4. Michel Lotito: ‘Monsieur Mangetout’
Michel Lotito was a French entertainer, born in Grenoble, famous for deliberately consuming indigestible objects. He came to be known as Monsieur Mangetout. His performances involved the consumption of metal, glass, rubber and other materials.He’s also reportedly eaten an entire airplane in the span of about 2 years, seven TV sets, 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, a coffin, and a portion of the Eiffel Tower. What’s behind this man’s shocking ability? It’s actually a rare condition known as Pica, a disorder that causes people to have an appetite for non-nutritious – often indigestible – substances. His condition, paired with an unusually thick stomach lining, allowed Lotito to consume large quantities of metal. His method? Cutting up his metal meals into small pieces and swallowing them with plenty of water and mineral oil.
3. Isao Machii: Super Samurai
Isao Machii ( born August 20, 1973) is a Japanese Iaido master (Shūshinryū Iaijutsu hyōhō, Shūshin-kan head master) in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan.
He holds a number of Guinness World Records for his katana skills, including "Most martial arts katana cuts to one mat (suegiri)","Fastest 1,000 martial arts sword cuts","Most sword cuts to straw mats in three minutes", and "Fastest tennis ball (820 km/h) cut by sword.
2. Ben Underwood: Sees through sound
Ben Underwood, born in 1992, suffered from retinal cancer and had both of his eyes surgically removed at the age of 3. But Ben was no ordinary victim of blindness and didn’t need a walking stick or a guide dog to help him maneuver through the world – because Ben learned to see through sound. At the age of 5, he harnessed the ability to practice echolocation, the remarkable skill used to detect surrounding objects by hearing the sounds projected from them. Bats and dolphins are two species that use this sense to ‘see’ the world.He taught himself echolocation at the age of five. He was able to detect the location of objects by making frequent clicking noises with his tongue. This case was explained in 20/20: Medical Mysteries.He used it to accomplish such feats as running, playing basketball, riding a bicycle, rollerblading, playing football, and skateboarding.Underwood's childhood eye doctor claimed that Underwood was one of the most proficient human echolocators.
1. Natasha Demkina: X-Ray Vision
Natalya "Natasha" Nikolayevna Demkina is a Russian woman who claims to possess a special vision that allows her to look inside human bodies and see organs and tissues, and thereby make medical diagnoses.The Discovery Channel spearheaded one such study in 2004 and featured Natasha as the subject of a documentary “The Girl With X-ray Eyes”. In the study conducted by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), Natasha was asked to identify the medical conditions of 6 volunteers who had undergone surgery or had a physical anomaly. Natasha correctly diagnosed 4 of the volunteers in the four-hour long study, including the control subject, but based on her results, the CSI concluded that her ability lacked sufficient evidence to promote further study. Regardless, Natasha continues to use her superhuman ability to medically diagnose people and has a strong group of supporters to this day.
John Ferraro (born November 28)is an American professional wrestler and strongman, best known by his ring name Gino Martino. He has wrestled for Chaotic Wrestling, the Millennium Wrestling Federation, New England Championship Wrestling, NWA New England, and Paulie Gilmore's New World Wrestling. He is Super human.Gino has broken steel bars and baseball bats over his head. He’s had blocks of concrete broken over his head with a sledgehammer and has even had bowling balls dropped from 15 feet high on top of his skull. He owes his extraordinary ability to what doctors have determined to be an extra-thick skull. Gino is dedicated to his career and continues to smash his head through large and heavy objects, owning up to his nickname ‘The Human Anvil’.
9. Tim Cridland: ‘The Torture King’
Zamora the Torture King is the stage name of Tim Cridland, an American sideshow performer. Zamora was an original member of the Jim Rose Circus, where he performed painful feats as entertainment. His stunts include fire eating, sword swallowing, body skewering and electrocution. Zamora co-authored (with Jan Gregor) Circus of the Scars, a history of the Jim Rose Circus.Tim’s been featured in the Guinness Book of World Records and Ripley’s Believe or Not. He owes his extreme tolerance for pain to what some doctors believe is a rare and dangerous condition where an individual is incapable of feeling pain.
8. Wim Hof: ‘The Iceman’
Wim Hof (born 20 April 1959) is a Dutch daredevil, commonly nicknamed "The Iceman" for his ability to withstand extreme cold,which he attributes to exposure to cold, meditation and breathing techniques (similar to the Tibetan technique Tummo).Wim Hof has set out to spread the potential health benefits of his breathing techniques, working closely with scientists around the world to prove that his techniques work.This Dutchman has ran marathons over snow barefoot, been buried in ice, and holds the world record for the longest time submerged in an ice bath: 1 hour and 52 mins.
7. Masutatsu Oyama: Can kill a bull with one blow
Masutatsu Ōyama (born July 27, 1923 – April 26, 1994), more commonly known as Mas Oyama, was a karate master who founded Kyokushin Karate, considered the first and most influential style of full contact karate.A Zainichi Korean, he spent most of his life living in Japan and acquired Japanese citizenship in 1964. He was an alumnus of Waseda University.But Oyama was not just a karate expert, he was known for combating 100 men and beating them all in a series of 2 minute long fights that lasted the course of three days. But that’s not all Mas is famous for; he’s considered a legend for fighting bulls with his bare hands. He has reportedly fought 52 bulls, three of which he killed in one blow.
6. Tibetan Monks who practice Tummo: Can produce intense body heat
Tummo literally means the fierce goddess of heat and passion in Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Tummo is found in the Mahasiddha Krishnacarya and the Hevajra Tantra texts.
Tummo (Tumo or Chandali yoga) also refers to a part of tantric meditation cycles and breathing exercises for yogic heat, that developed around the concept of fierce female deity.It is found in the Six Yogas of Naropa, Lamdre, Kalachakra and Anuyoga teachings of Tibetan Vajrayana. The purpose of tummo is to gain control over body processes during the completion stage of 'highest yoga tantra' .
5. Master Zhou: ‘Jewel of China’
Master Zhou is a Thai Chi and Kung Fu master and a Qigong healer.Master Zhou has the power of healing, and he can generate heat up to 202 degrees Fahrenheit from his hands, proven by thermal cameras.Aside from those remarkable skills he can also has the amazing ability to support his entire body weight upon a sheet of paper.He is very fit and healthy for his age.
4. Michel Lotito: ‘Monsieur Mangetout’
Michel Lotito was a French entertainer, born in Grenoble, famous for deliberately consuming indigestible objects. He came to be known as Monsieur Mangetout. His performances involved the consumption of metal, glass, rubber and other materials.He’s also reportedly eaten an entire airplane in the span of about 2 years, seven TV sets, 18 bicycles, 15 shopping carts, a coffin, and a portion of the Eiffel Tower. What’s behind this man’s shocking ability? It’s actually a rare condition known as Pica, a disorder that causes people to have an appetite for non-nutritious – often indigestible – substances. His condition, paired with an unusually thick stomach lining, allowed Lotito to consume large quantities of metal. His method? Cutting up his metal meals into small pieces and swallowing them with plenty of water and mineral oil.
3. Isao Machii: Super Samurai
Isao Machii ( born August 20, 1973) is a Japanese Iaido master (Shūshinryū Iaijutsu hyōhō, Shūshin-kan head master) in Kawanishi, Hyōgo, Japan.
He holds a number of Guinness World Records for his katana skills, including "Most martial arts katana cuts to one mat (suegiri)","Fastest 1,000 martial arts sword cuts","Most sword cuts to straw mats in three minutes", and "Fastest tennis ball (820 km/h) cut by sword.
2. Ben Underwood: Sees through sound
Ben Underwood, born in 1992, suffered from retinal cancer and had both of his eyes surgically removed at the age of 3. But Ben was no ordinary victim of blindness and didn’t need a walking stick or a guide dog to help him maneuver through the world – because Ben learned to see through sound. At the age of 5, he harnessed the ability to practice echolocation, the remarkable skill used to detect surrounding objects by hearing the sounds projected from them. Bats and dolphins are two species that use this sense to ‘see’ the world.He taught himself echolocation at the age of five. He was able to detect the location of objects by making frequent clicking noises with his tongue. This case was explained in 20/20: Medical Mysteries.He used it to accomplish such feats as running, playing basketball, riding a bicycle, rollerblading, playing football, and skateboarding.Underwood's childhood eye doctor claimed that Underwood was one of the most proficient human echolocators.
1. Natasha Demkina: X-Ray Vision
Natalya "Natasha" Nikolayevna Demkina is a Russian woman who claims to possess a special vision that allows her to look inside human bodies and see organs and tissues, and thereby make medical diagnoses.The Discovery Channel spearheaded one such study in 2004 and featured Natasha as the subject of a documentary “The Girl With X-ray Eyes”. In the study conducted by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI), Natasha was asked to identify the medical conditions of 6 volunteers who had undergone surgery or had a physical anomaly. Natasha correctly diagnosed 4 of the volunteers in the four-hour long study, including the control subject, but based on her results, the CSI concluded that her ability lacked sufficient evidence to promote further study. Regardless, Natasha continues to use her superhuman ability to medically diagnose people and has a strong group of supporters to this day.
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