12-Year-Old Boy Swallows 54 Magnets To See If Metal Would Stick To His Stomach

[ASEAN NOW Content Team]

Human curiosity has been at the core of many breakthroughs throughout history, but its outcome isn’t always positive.

 

The the case of this 12-year-old boy who swallowed dozens of magnetic balls, just to see if metal would stick to his stomach.

 

Rhiley Morrison, and English schoolboy from Greater Manchester, had to undergo life-saving surgery after deliberately swallowing 54 magnets as part of a dumb experiment.

 

The wannabe Magneto ingested the magnets he had received for Christmas to see if metal objects would stick to his stomach, and also what the metallic balls would look like when he passed them.

 

Unfortunately, things didn’t go according to plan, and after days went by without him passing a single magnet, he finally told his mom.

 

The 12-year-old, who reportedly suffers from ADHD, actually woke his mother, Paige, at 2 in the morning on January 5th, to tell her that he accidentally swallowed two magnets a few days back, and that they had still not passed through his system.

 

That very same night, the concerned mother took him to Salford Royal Hospital, where an X-ray revealed that Rhiley had more than two magnets inside of him.

 

“The doctors guessed around 25- 30 from the x-ray, but when he came out of surgery they said they got 54,” Rhiley’s mother said.

 

“I think what made it harder is that I just didn’t understand how or why he would swallow that many.”

 

The 12-year-old, who apparently loves experiments, eventually told his mother and the doctors at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where he had his surgery, that he had swallowed the magnets to see if a copper plate would stick to his stomach, and also how the balls would look after coming out the other end.

 

Unfortunately for Rhiley, his experiment had some nasty consequence.

 

He had to spend 10 days unable to move and vomiting green liquid caused by his bowel leaking.

 

He also couldn’t move, go to the toilet, was fed through a tube and had a catheter inserted.

 

“It was heartbreaking watching him go through all that, just horrible,” Rhiley’s mother said.

 

“I think it’s especially difficult because of Covid because he couldn’t have any visitors. I remember thinking, I can’t believe all this is happening because of magnets.”

 

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[ThaIrish Sean]

I think he just wanted to be attractive ????

[sirineou]

Now he has animal magnetism.

 

 

[nauseus]

May the force be with you.

 

Get well soon. Rhiley.

 

Yoda

[Captain Monday]

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pica_(disorder)

[toofarnorth]

All things must pass.  Oops , maybe not .  

[phetphet]

In other news the ambulance mens struggled to get him out of the house as he was stuck to the  fridge...along  with several pots and  pans.

[Johnny Mac]

Can someone PLEASE take this thread down..all you can see in the headline on the main page is '12 year old boy swallows'  that will excite wayyyyy too many on here. TAKE IT DOWN <deleted>!!!!!!!!

[HeijoshinCool]

 

 

Absolutely no surprise.

 

[richard_smith237]

On 2/15/2021 at 9:38 PM, Thaivisa Web Content Team said:

Human curiosity has been at the core of many breakthroughs throughout history, but its outcome isn’t always positive.

 

On 2/15/2021 at 9:38 PM, Thaivisa Web Content Team said:

he had swallowed the magnets to see if a copper plate would stick to his stomach

 

 

He’s certainly not going to be making any breakthrough he he thinks magnets will stick to copper !

[Mavideol]

it would have been much easier had he followed the USA doctor advise .....555

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/11/fact-checkers-comics-swarm-ohio-doctors-magnetic-vaccine-testimony-house-health-covid-false/7659462002/

Ohio doctor's false testimony about magnetic COVID vaccine users goes viral after widespread mockery

[The Hammer2021]

He just wanted to be an attractive  young man!

[StellaM]

On 1/15/2022 at 4:50 PM, The Hammer2021 said:

He just wanted to be an attractive  young man!

Maybe, but not the best idea to show attractiveness that way)

[Bucyf]

I wonder how is it possible to swallow magnets..?

[richard_smith237]

13 minutes ago, Bucyf said:

I wonder how is it possible to swallow magnets..?

Do you only consume liquid foods ? 

[Bert got kinky]

 

And next week, the star formally known as Rhiley Morrison will demonstrate how to eat light bulbs, in order to appear brighter.

 

 

[Woof999]

I think he was bi-polar.

[Regyai]

did it alter his moral compass?

[Jenkster]

Sounds like his education didn't stick to his brain.