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Doctors in Peru removed 1.5 pounds of metal that included nails, coins, copper wire, and scrap metal from a mans stomach. The man has since been labeled "the hardware store." The surgeon remarked that he had "never seen a similar case. This was definitely a medical phenomenon."

The man had entered the hospital and doctors believed it was appendicitis. They went in for surgery and found a hole in the stomach. They removed a bunch of metal that the man had been swallowing for months.

The 26-year-old construction worker reported that he "swallowed 17 nails in February and didn’t die." They were five-inch nails and it was done in one day. Because of similiar behaviour the man underwent surgery and is still recovering in the hospital.

Doctors are concerned about Abanto’s mental health as he recovers. They will be sending specialists to talk with him and see if he is able to be on his own. The man also told reporters that he may now do it in public "as sport."

This man apparently isn’t mentally stable. He is eating metal and lots of it for no reason. He wasn’t even doing it as a publicity stunt although it looks like that’s what it turned into. He needs some help because this is dangerous. He already had a hole in his stomach and he defends his actions by saying "I swallowed 17 and didn’t die?"

This man apparently isn’t afraid of death and is pushing the bounds to see just how much he can handle. But what is completely baffling is why he would do it. It doesn’t sound like he got anything out of it except some surgery and one interview from reporters. And most likely nothing else will happen until he ends up swallowing three pounds of metal and dies from it. Idiot!

Guy’s night usually doesn’t include a salad and a health drink. It usually entails something along the lines of greasy or oily food, beer and cigars, while most likely sitting watching a football or basketball game. Sure this isn’t healthy physically, but it will be a relief mentally. It is good to go to a bar or a friend’s house and get some of that testosterone out of your system. Girls need to have girls’ night, so boys need to have boys’ night too. Men’s health includes both your physical body and your head, and if it relieves stress and makes you happy to spend every other Thursday at the local bar with some of your friends, then so be it.