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'''Jamie Keeton''' (born July 9, 1968) is an American man with a medical condition that allows objects to stick to his skin by [[suction]]. Nicknamed "'''Canhead'''",<ref name="Kenosha"/> he has made a career out of demonstrating his abilities, and {{as of|2002|lc=y}} holds the [[Guinness World Record]] for the most drink cans attached by air suction to the head.<ref name="Guinness1"/> |
'''Jamie Keeton''' (born July 9, 1968) is an American man with a medical condition that allows objects to stick to his skin by [[suction]]. Nicknamed "'''Canhead'''",<ref name="Kenosha"/> he has made a career out of demonstrating his abilities, and {{as of|2002|lc=y}} holds the [[Guinness World Record]] for the most drink cans attached by air suction to the head.<ref name="Guinness1"/> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Jamie Keeton was born on July 9, 1968.<ref name="Kenosha"/> Originally from [[Pensacola, Florida]], he lived in [[Chicago]] for about 20 years and later moved to [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Kenosha"/> According to Keeton, he began to notice that his toys and other objects stuck to his body at the age of seven.<ref name="Kenosha"/> He discovered the extent of his skin's ability at a [[baseball]] game, when he realized that a [[Steel and tin cans|can]] from which he was drinking inadvertently became stuck to his shaved head.<ref name="Guinness1"/><ref name=" |
Jamie Keeton was born on July 9, 1968.<ref name="Kenosha"/> Originally from [[Pensacola, Florida]], he lived in [[Chicago]] for about 20 years and later moved to [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]].<ref name="Kenosha"/> According to Keeton, he began to notice that his toys and other objects stuck to his body at the age of seven.<ref name="Kenosha"/> He discovered the extent of his skin's ability at a [[baseball]] game, when he realized that a [[Steel and tin cans|can]] from which he was drinking inadvertently became stuck to his shaved head.<ref name="Guinness1"/><ref name="Weissmann"/> |
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Keeton's doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average, which causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than average and allowing non-[[Porosity|porous]] objects to stick to his skin through air suction.<ref name="Guinness1"/><ref name=" |
Keeton's doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average, which causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than average and allowing non-[[Porosity|porous]] objects to stick to his skin through air suction.<ref name="Guinness1"/><ref name="Weissmann"/> Keeton stated that as a result of his rare medical condition he maintains an average body temperature of {{convert|100|F}}, his wounds heal faster than a normal person's, and he has "abnormally smooth skin".<ref name="Weissmann"/> The skin condition is unnamed, and in 2018 Keeton claimed to be one of four people in the world to be affected by it.<ref name="Weissmann"/> |
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<ref name="Guinness2">{{cite web |title=Video: ‘Can Head’ sets extraordinary record sticking drinks cans to his body |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/3/video-can-head-sets-extraordinary-record-sticking-drinks-cans-to-his-body-422999 |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=October 1, 2022 |date=March 31, 2016}}</ref> |
<ref name="Guinness2">{{cite web |title=Video: ‘Can Head’ sets extraordinary record sticking drinks cans to his body |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2016/3/video-can-head-sets-extraordinary-record-sticking-drinks-cans-to-his-body-422999 |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=October 1, 2022 |date=March 31, 2016}}</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=September 7, 2022 |work=Kenosha |date=July 14, 2022}}</ref> |
<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=September 7, 2022 |work=Kenosha |date=July 14, 2022}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Weissmann">{{cite news |last1=Weissmann |first1=Elena |title=Meet Kenosha's Jamie 'Can Head' Keeton, the human suction cup |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/07/12/need-someone-hold-your-can-kenosha-man-can-stick-his-head/761686002/ |access-date=September 11, 2022 |work=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:16, 1 October 2022
Jamie Keeton (born July 9, 1968) is an American man with a medical condition that allows objects to stick to his skin by suction. Nicknamed "Canhead",[1] he has made a career out of demonstrating his abilities, and as of 2002[update] holds the Guinness World Record for the most drink cans attached by air suction to the head.[2]
Background
Jamie Keeton was born on July 9, 1968.[1] Originally from Pensacola, Florida, he lived in Chicago for about 20 years and later moved to Kenosha, Wisconsin.[1] According to Keeton, he began to notice that his toys and other objects stuck to his body at the age of seven.[1] He discovered the extent of his skin's ability at a baseball game, when he realized that a can from which he was drinking inadvertently became stuck to his shaved head.[2][3]
Keeton's doctor determined that his skin takes in more oxygen than average, which causes his oxygen level to be 23 percent higher than average and allowing non-porous objects to stick to his skin through air suction.[2][3] Keeton stated that as a result of his rare medical condition he maintains an average body temperature of 100 °F (38 °C), his wounds heal faster than a normal person's, and he has "abnormally smooth skin".[3] The skin condition is unnamed, and in 2018 Keeton claimed to be one of four people in the world to be affected by it.[3]
Career
Keeton has built a career out of his skin condition, such as by advertising products and businesses or acting as an master of ceremonies at various events,[4] at which he can earn "10 to 20 thousand dollars a weekend".[2] He has appeared on television shows to demonstrate his talent, including The Ellen DeGeneres Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden. In 2016, he appeared on Nature's Weirdest Events, a nature documentary series produced by the BBC, in which Keeton was referred to as a "human-octopus hybrid guy".[5] In 2020 he appeared on the Go-Big Show on TBS, a television show featuring extreme talents.[6]
In 2022, Keeton was awarded the Guinness World Record for the "most drink cans placed on the head using air suction", attaching ten cans to his head for at least five seconds.[2] He had previously set the record with eight cans in 2016,[7] but lost it in 2019.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Mike (July 14, 2022). "Kenoshan of the Week: Jamie "Canhead" Keeton". Kenosha. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f ""I'm a real-life mutant": Jamie Keeton on his amazingly sticky skin". Guinness World Records. July 13, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Weissmann, Elena (July 12, 2018). "Meet Kenosha's Jamie 'Can Head' Keeton, the human suction cup". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- ^ Tan, Avianne (January 20, 2016). "Illinois Man's Mysterious Medical Condition Makes Him a Human Suction Cup". ABC News. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Varley, Ciaran (23 November 2016). "Five reasons why you have to watch Nature's Weirdest Events". BBC. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ Foran, Chris (December 31, 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 September 7, 2022.
- ^ "Video: 'Can Head' sets extraordinary record sticking drinks cans to his body". Guinness World Records. March 31, 2016. Retrieved October 1, 2022.