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Sacrificing Hygiene for Posterity

Record Holders for Longest Human Fingernails Are Just Gross

— February 14, 2009 — Lifestyle
Lee Redmond holds the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on both hands. The total length of her fingernails are 8.65 m. She was meant to cut them off in 2006 but changed her mind. Incidentally, last night she was involved in a car wreck in which her record-breaking fingernails broke down to normal size.

Shridhar Chillal had the longest fingernails on a single hand measuring 6.15 meters. After 48 years of not cutting his nails, he finally cut all of his nails off in 2000.

I find these images slightly disturbing if not freaky. These people haven’t cut their fingernails for over 40 years. They are clearly making a living posing with their ‘scissor hands,’ but this makes me question if the World Book of Records is a good thing or not.

Just think of the pain it must be to blow your nose or eating with chopsticks.
Trend Themes
1. Longest Fingernails Craze - There is a potential market for products and services that cater to individuals aiming to achieve the longest fingernails in the world.
2. Extreme Body Modifications - As more people seek to set world records by altering their bodies to the extreme, there is an opportunity for innovative businesses to capitalize on this trend.
3. Guinness World Record Obsession - The Guinness World Record culture could spur an industry of products and services for those who aspire to achieve the world’s longest anything.
Industry Implications
1. Beauty and Personal Care - The beauty and personal care industry has an opportunity to create products that cater to individuals who aim to grow their fingernails as long as possible.
2. Entertainment and Media - There is a potential opportunity for the entertainment and media industry to create content related to bizarre world records like growing the world's longest fingernails.
3. Medical and Health - As people continue to push the boundaries of what's possible with their bodies, companies in the medical and health industry could create treatment options to help individuals maintain their abnormal body features safely and healthily.
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