Post by cole on Nov 30, 2023 23:12:25 GMT
Michel Lotito was born in Grenoble, France, in 1950. From the age of nine, he developed an unusual tolerance for eating generally indigestible objects. Form glass to metal, nothing seemed to bother Lotito.
According to legend, the first bout of unusual eating came at a young age. It started when a glass the young Lotito was drinking from shattered and he began chewing the fragments. Why this sort of thing was encouraged, nobody can really say. The young man was soon examined and tested by doctors and gastroenterologists.
His ability was unique and was attributed it to a condition known as pica. This gave Michel a taste for unusual, non-nutritive items.
Fortunately for him, doctors soon determined that he had an incredibly resilient digestive system, with a super thick stomach lining and intestines. As a result, he could safely consume just about anything. And so, an incredible career as Monsieur Mangetout (Mr. Eat-all) began.
The French entertainer may have been able to eat an impossible range of items, but he still had to take great care of himself in the process.
His technique revolved around reducing metal objects into smaller pieces, making them easier for his body to handle by keeping his throat lubricated with mineral oil. By doing so, he could regularly eat two pounds of metal every day!
Over the course of Monsieur Mangetout's career, his diet included 18 bicycles, seven TV sets, two beds, 15 supermarket trolleys, a computer, a coffin (handles and all), a pair of skis and six chandeliers! That's pretty impressive by anybody's standards. But the pinnacle of his entertainment career was the time he ate a whole airplane.
That's right. In 1978, he ate an entire Cessna 150 airplane. That is to say, he began eating it in 1978, because it was a laborious piece-by-piece process that took two years. Finally, in 1980, he emerged from the epic battle of man versus flying machine victorious.
Lotito passed away of natural causes in 2007, at the age of 57. He left behind an incredible legacy as a man with one of the most unusual diets ever recorded.
Pica, of course, is classified a dangerous condition. Especially considering that some of the objects people with the condition consume may have toxic components, such as lead.
Lotito's curious biology brought up an unusual problem: He struggled to eat soft foods like bananas! This was thought to be a side effect of his unusually potent stomach acids. Today, it's difficult to give any definitive answers. But one thing's for sure: The world will never forget the man who ate an airplane!
According to legend, the first bout of unusual eating came at a young age. It started when a glass the young Lotito was drinking from shattered and he began chewing the fragments. Why this sort of thing was encouraged, nobody can really say. The young man was soon examined and tested by doctors and gastroenterologists.
His ability was unique and was attributed it to a condition known as pica. This gave Michel a taste for unusual, non-nutritive items.
Fortunately for him, doctors soon determined that he had an incredibly resilient digestive system, with a super thick stomach lining and intestines. As a result, he could safely consume just about anything. And so, an incredible career as Monsieur Mangetout (Mr. Eat-all) began.
The French entertainer may have been able to eat an impossible range of items, but he still had to take great care of himself in the process.
His technique revolved around reducing metal objects into smaller pieces, making them easier for his body to handle by keeping his throat lubricated with mineral oil. By doing so, he could regularly eat two pounds of metal every day!
Over the course of Monsieur Mangetout's career, his diet included 18 bicycles, seven TV sets, two beds, 15 supermarket trolleys, a computer, a coffin (handles and all), a pair of skis and six chandeliers! That's pretty impressive by anybody's standards. But the pinnacle of his entertainment career was the time he ate a whole airplane.
That's right. In 1978, he ate an entire Cessna 150 airplane. That is to say, he began eating it in 1978, because it was a laborious piece-by-piece process that took two years. Finally, in 1980, he emerged from the epic battle of man versus flying machine victorious.
Lotito passed away of natural causes in 2007, at the age of 57. He left behind an incredible legacy as a man with one of the most unusual diets ever recorded.
Pica, of course, is classified a dangerous condition. Especially considering that some of the objects people with the condition consume may have toxic components, such as lead.
Lotito's curious biology brought up an unusual problem: He struggled to eat soft foods like bananas! This was thought to be a side effect of his unusually potent stomach acids. Today, it's difficult to give any definitive answers. But one thing's for sure: The world will never forget the man who ate an airplane!
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