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Keeton has a medical condition which allows his skin to act like a suction cup. He can hold non-porous items to his head and other parts of his body. Because of this condition he has been called the human suction cup.<ref name="ABC"/> He discovered that he could stick items to his body when he attended a baseball game. During the game he was rubbing a can on his head to cool down when a player hit a home run. he went up to get the ball and discovered that the can was stuck to his head. He sought a medical opinion and his doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average. This causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than normal.<ref name="Guinness"/> |
Keeton has a medical condition which allows his skin to act like a suction cup. He can hold non-porous items to his head and other parts of his body. Because of this condition he has been called the human suction cup.<ref name="ABC"/> He claims that when he was a child, he began to notice that his toys and other objects were sticking to his body. His parents suspected that he had sticky pine sap on his body from climbing trees.<ref name="Kenosha"/> He discovered that he could stick items to his body when he attended a baseball game. During the game he was rubbing a can on his head to cool down when a player hit a home run. he went up to get the ball and discovered that the can was stuck to his head. He sought a medical opinion and his doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average. This causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than normal.<ref name="Guinness"/> |
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<ref name="MJS">{{cite news |last1=Foran |first1=Chris |title=Jamie 'Can Head' Keeton, Kenosha's human suction cup, is hoping to stick on TBS talent competition 'Go-Big Show' |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/television-radio/2020/12/31/kenoshas-human-suction-cup-hoping-stick-tbs-go-big-show/4102987001/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=31 December 2020}}</ref> |
<ref name="MJS">{{cite news |last1=Foran |first1=Chris |title=Jamie 'Can Head' Keeton, Kenosha's human suction cup, is hoping to stick on TBS talent competition 'Go-Big Show' |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/television-radio/2020/12/31/kenoshas-human-suction-cup-hoping-stick-tbs-go-big-show/4102987001/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=31 December 2020}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Guinness">{{cite web |title="I'm a real-life mutant": Jamie Keeton on his amazingly sticky skin |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/7/im-a-real-life-mutant-jamie-keeton-on-his-amazingly-sticky-skin-710036 |website=Guinness World Records |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> |
<ref name="Guinness">{{cite web |title="I'm a real-life mutant": Jamie Keeton on his amazingly sticky skin |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/7/im-a-real-life-mutant-jamie-keeton-on-his-amazingly-sticky-skin-710036 |website=Guinness World Records |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |access-date=7 September 2022}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Kenosha">{{cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Mike |title=Kenoshan of the Week: Jamie "Canhead" Keeton |url=https://www.kenosha.com/2022/07/14/kenoshan-of-the-week-jamie-canhead-keeton/ |access-date=7 September 2022 |publisher=Kenosha |date=14 July 2022}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:10, 7 September 2022
Jamie "Canhead" Keeton was born c. 1969 and is also known as a "human suction cup". He now lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin and has made a career out of demonstrating his abilities.
Background
Keeton has a medical condition which allows his skin to act like a suction cup. He can hold non-porous items to his head and other parts of his body. Because of this condition he has been called the human suction cup.[1] He claims that when he was a child, he began to notice that his toys and other objects were sticking to his body. His parents suspected that he had sticky pine sap on his body from climbing trees.[2] He discovered that he could stick items to his body when he attended a baseball game. During the game he was rubbing a can on his head to cool down when a player hit a home run. he went up to get the ball and discovered that the can was stuck to his head. He sought a medical opinion and his doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average. This causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than normal.[3]
Career
He has made a career of making appearances and advertising products.[1] He claims that he makes ten to twenty thousand dollars a weekend going to events and marketing products.[3]
He has appeared on television shows to demonstrate his talent. He was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2020 he appeared on a television show that features extreme talents: the Go-Big Show on TBS.[4]
On 1 June 2022, Jamie he broke the record for the most cans stuck on head using air suction.[3]
References
- ^ a b Tan, Avianne (20 January 2016). "Illinois Man's Mysterious Medical Condition Makes Him a Human Suction Cup". ABC News. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Mike (14 July 2022). "Kenoshan of the Week: Jamie "Canhead" Keeton". Kenosha. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ a b c ""I'm a real-life mutant": Jamie Keeton on his amazingly sticky skin". Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records Limited. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Foran, Chris (31 December 2020). "Jamie 'Can Head' Keeton, Kenosha's human suction cup, is hoping to stick on TBS talent competition 'Go-Big Show'". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 7 September 2022.