mrsmaalox
10-25-2009, 11:10 AM
16 cockroaches in mouth may be a world record
Lansing State Journal • October 25, 2009
Sean Murphy, an employee at Preuss Pets in Lansing, has unofficially broken a world record.
Murphy successfully managed to fit 16 Madagascar hissing cockroaches into his mouth for a total of 10 seconds Friday night at the Old Town pet store.
The current world record is 11 cockroaches.
“My first thought was I can beat that” Murphy said. “Eleven doesn’t seem like that many.”
Murphy initially stopped at 12 cockroaches and waited the official
10 seconds, but then continued until he reached 16.
“I’ve never gotten it in one try so that was a big surprise,” he said. “Let’s see if anyone can match that within the next year and maybe next Halloween I’ll shoot for 20.”
Murphy is waiting for a response from Guinness World Records, which he expects in a matter of weeks.
“As far as an unofficial record, I have it.” he said.
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http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20091025/NEWS01/310250001/1002/NEWS01
Lansing State Journal • October 25, 2009
Sean Murphy, an employee at Preuss Pets in Lansing, has unofficially broken a world record.
Murphy successfully managed to fit 16 Madagascar hissing cockroaches into his mouth for a total of 10 seconds Friday night at the Old Town pet store.
The current world record is 11 cockroaches.
“My first thought was I can beat that” Murphy said. “Eleven doesn’t seem like that many.”
Murphy initially stopped at 12 cockroaches and waited the official
10 seconds, but then continued until he reached 16.
“I’ve never gotten it in one try so that was a big surprise,” he said. “Let’s see if anyone can match that within the next year and maybe next Halloween I’ll shoot for 20.”
Murphy is waiting for a response from Guinness World Records, which he expects in a matter of weeks.
“As far as an unofficial record, I have it.” he said.
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http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20091025/NEWS01/310250001/1002/NEWS01