My friend, and I use that term loosely, says it’s because Aliens are trying to communicate with him. But only to him. Wackjob For you it would have to be something else.
My sister and my daughters do that too. I call it their “magnetic personalities” They also kill watch batteries. They thought they were crazy until my sister told a doctor about it and he pulled a book off the shelf and showed her a name for it. She just forgot what it was called.
Re: Pete’‘s link…And also asked much earlier – too hard to find on Fluther search. Is this one of these orbiting questions, like the unique re-gifted fruitcake?