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Other Performances Crushed walnuts between his fingers Broke dinner plates with a snap of a finger Bent 1-inch thick steel strips into loops around his arms Drove eighty penny spikes into five boards with his hands and removed them with his teeth Carried telephone poles with one arm Lifted a man with one finger Carried a 35lb cane with his pinky Carried two railroad rails at time - one in each hand Feats of Strength At the age of 12, Pantalone picked up a mule - A MULE! - and threw it into the street after it had kicked him. At that moment he understood his strength and would go on to perform many amazing feats. One that specifcally deserves attention was mentioned in a Joliet Herald News article, dated February 26, 1939.... "...The rock which Frank Pantalone picked out for use Monday night is three feet long, 18 inches wide and 15 inches thick. It weighs 1000 pounds!...With his shoulders on another rock, and his feet on the floor, he will arch his body, have the stone placed on his stomach, and then will have it broken by a man weilding a 25-pound sledge." Another article written in 1987 by Herald News Columnist, John Whiteside, quotes Sandy Brandolino, who swung the sledge hammer in a 1949 benefit banquet... "I smashed that rock on his chest and he never flinched a muscle." Want more stories from eyewitnesses? Click Here. Want to see Frank caught in action? click on the images below. Biography HOME