This fellow ate several bicycles, a Cessna airplane, many grocery carts, etc.

[cory]

Wasn't sure where to put this. Coulda gone in the Sustenance thread, lol. Or in the Articles thread but I feared it might not be widely seen there.

Years ago I'd heard about a guy who ate a bike and now finding this article I guess I found the guy himself and he didn't stop at eating just one bike.

The man who ate metal: Monsieur Mangetout's strange diet

Michel Lotito aka Monsieur Mangetout ate through metal, glass and anything else you can think of, including an entire airplane.

www.guinnessworldrecords.com

 

[gf beranek]

A lot can be said about that. Just to prove a point?

 

[cory]

Maybe he liked the attention or was obsessed with getting enough fiber.

 

[gf beranek]

He's not the only character to pull that stunt off over the years.

And with every one it always raises the question, to me, over the issues of toxicity levels of metals, among other things consumed.

Can't say I've ever watched a follow-up vid about these human garbage disposals, and how they fair over time.

 

[cory]

This guy died fairly young, 57

 

[biggun]

So many questions…

Would they set off metal detector at the airport?

How do the digestive juices break down metal?

What were the state of his teeth?

Were his poo’s painful?

Why?

 

[stig]

The French sure come up with some strange caracters.
Reminds me of Joseph Pujol.

Le Pétomane - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[lxskllr]

And with every one it always raises the question, to me, over the issues of toxicity levels of metals, among other things consumed.

I wonder if that jackass is the reason my carabiners come with the same warning as plutonium snuff?