Meet the builder who EATS BRICKS and is addicted to dining on debris

This is Indian builder Pakkirappa Hunagundi and he is addicted to eating BRICKS.
The 30-year-old became hooked on devouring non-edible objects after first developing the acquired taste when he was 10-years-old.Continue reading...


For 20 years he has consumed up to three kilos of debris a day, including mud and gravel, he finds lying around his village in Karnataka.
But despite his strange eating disorder - thought to be caused by a condition called Pica - he insists he hasn't suffered any ill-effects.
And he wants to use his strange eating habits to make some money for his family by travelling across India showcasing his talents.
Fussy eater Pakkirappa said: "I love eating them. It has become a part of my life.
“I started at the age of 10. Now it feels like a necessity to me. I can skip meals, but not bricks or mud.
"I have suffered no side effects.
"My teeth are absolutely fine.
"I can bite into the hardest stone without a problem."
This is Indian builder Pakkirappa Hunagundi and he is addicted to eating BRICKS.
The 30-year-old became hooked on devouring non-edible objects after first developing the acquired taste when he was 10-years-old.
For 20 years he has consumed up to three kilos of debris a day, including mud and gravel, he finds lying around his village in Karnataka.
But despite his strange eating disorder - thought to be caused by a condition called Pica - he insists he hasn't suffered any ill-effects.
And he wants to use his strange eating habits to make some money for his family by travelling across India showcasing his talents.
Fussy eater Pakkirappa said: "I love eating them. It has become a part of my life.
“I started at the age of 10. Now it feels like a necessity to me. I can skip meals, but not bricks or mud.
"I have suffered no side effects.
"My teeth are absolutely fine.
"I can bite into the hardest stone without a problem."