Human Magnets

Vietnamese Competition Judges People on Level of "Attractiveness"

Normally when a contest crowns someone as the most attractive person, it has everything to do with their physical appearance. But at a competition in Vietnam that judging human magnets, it’s what’s on the inside that counts.

Some of the participating human magnets held some pretty impressive stuff against their bodies. There was plenty of cutlery stuck to faces, chests and backs. Nothing, however, compared to the best of the human magnets, who held an 80-pound stone slab across his chest. Next stop, if he is smart, should be the local jewelry store.

Inside-out Attractiveness
There is an opportunity to disrupt conventional beauty contests and focus more on internal/functional attributes.
Magnetic Adhesives
New adhesives have the potential to revolutionize the way products attach to human skin or clothing.
Unconventional Performance Metrics
There is room to disrupt traditional performance metrics across various industries by considering unconventional measures of success such as holding objects against one's body.

Industries Being Reshaped

Advertising
The advertising industry can utilize the concept of inside-out attractiveness to promote brands that prioritize character over physical appearance.
Medical Devices
The development of stronger and safer adhesives for human skin could be disruptive innovations in the medical devices industry.
Athletic Performance
Athletic performance industries can think outside of conventional measures of success and consider unconventional performance metrics such as holding weights against their body while performing certain exercises.
SCORE
1.3 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 29%
Activity 2%
Freshness 8%

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