Thor’s Hammer Found: Engineer Builds Mjolnir Replica That Only He Is ‘Worthy’ To Lift

Are you worthy enough to wield Thor's hammer, Mjolnir? Electric engineer and YouTube user, Allen Pan, certainly appears to be chosen by the Norse gods. Just recently on the sunny streets of Venice Beach, California, Pan shocked people passing by with his Thor-like power.

According to Business Insider, Pan built a replica of the God of Thunder's weapon of choice, Mjolnir. Unlike other replicas, however, only a worthy champion can wield its power just like the real Mjolnir in the Marvel comics.

To test out the replica, Pan asked people innocently passing by Venice Beach to lift the hammer. To everyone's surprise, not a single person could lift it, deeming them unworthy. Then to the shock of the participant and those nearby, Pan lifts the replica of Mjolnir like a piece of paper.

So, is Pan really Thor reincarnated? As much as comic fans would love that to be true, Pan's Mjolnir is actually the result of pure engineering, technology and some pretty awesome creativity. To create his very own Mjolnir the electrical engineer used four 12-volt batteries, electromagnets and a small processor called an Arduino Pro Mini.

According to the Inquisitr, the 12-volt batteries basically powered the electromagnets, which kept people from lifting the hammer. Pan placed a microwave oven transformer magnet into the hammer, which created a magnetic field using the power from the batteries. The magnetic field, in turn, created the illusion that the hammer was too heavy to lift.

 Pan was clever enough to place the hammer on top of metal whenever anyone tried to lift it. The electromagnets created such a pull, no one was able to lift the replica, except of course Pan, who knew exactly how to power down the magnetic field, explains CNet.

To make sure the hammer could only be lifted by himself, Pan attached a capacitive touch sensor onto the handle, which is essentially a fingerprint scanner. Yup, the only way to turn off the magnetic field is if you were Pan's exact clone and hadhis fingerprints.

Pan linked the touch sensor to an Arduino Pro Mini and a solid state relay, which acted as a switch for the electrically powered electromagnets. When Pan touched the hammer's handle, the magnets were activated, preventing anyone from lifting the hammer. To turn off the magnets, all Pan had to do was place his thumb over the sensor and voila!

The full video of Pan's real-life Mjolnir can be seen below. Pan releases similar videos on his YouTube channel, named Sufficiently Advanced. According to the CBC News, his YouTube channel is inspired by a quote from sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke, which goes: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."