monk

I think I originally saw these on Randi, but I'm not sure. It was a picture of a monk 'levitating' using only a cane from his outstretched arm. I think it also showed pictures of how the trick worked. Anyone got a link?

A Shaolin monk, resting on spears. Explanations?

I'm sure there is a perfectly good explanation of this (he cheated, for example), but I want to know y'all's thoughts on this In short, it's a thing where the guy runs miles nonstop with little to no food or water for days. Sleeps 2 hours a day and just runs continuously. Says that only 40...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=516&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20030919/ap_on_re_as/japan_marathon_monk Could this be the next fad for triathlon athletes?