Man Who Hasn't Cut His Fingernails Since 1952 Wins Record For Longest Ever
Longest fingernails on a single hand
Shridhar Chillal's has not cut his fingernails since 1952, thumbnails alone is two metres long. He has made it into the Guinness Book of records. - but says he has paid a price for his terrifying talons.
Mr Shridhar Chillal is 78-year-old, he is from puna, india.
The old record is officially scratched away
Combined length coming in at a staggering 909.6cm.
Shridhar takes the record, and the acclaim
Shridhar Chillal is so proud of his wares that he has offered to dedicate them to a museum, but he says they were nothing but trouble in his younger years.
"When I was to get married, no one was ready to marry me, I saw nearly 10 to 12 girls," he said.
"If the girl agreed to marry, her parents would say I would strangle their daughter's neck and refuse.
"If the parents agreed, the girl would say she would not marry such a dirty person."
Shridhar's obsession started when he was at school in India after a teacher beat him and his friends for breaking one of his nails.
Shridhar said:
"Our family members opposed, then teachers were opposed but I decided from that point on that I would never cut my nails again," he said.
"Initially, difficulties appeared everywhere in my daily life.
"My family really didn't like it, no one would wash my clothes and I had to wash them by hand.
"Finding a job was also difficult, as no one was ready to employ me."
Shridhar's nails have heled him achieve a "lifetime goal"
He has achieved what he calls "the biggest goal in my life".
"I can tell everyone now with pride about my record," he said.
"When I am on my travels, people will recognise me as a Guinness World Records title holder."
