The longest nails in the world
The terrible power of beauty is known to all. Long nails are considered one of the attributes of female beauty. But, is it possible to consider beautiful nails that have reached a truly terrifying size. Who are they - record holders for the length of nails and how they live with meter-long "manicures".
Guinness Book of Records
Turning to the Guinness book, you can find many unusual facts related to nails and their length. Until recently, according to this book containing world records, Lee Redmond was recognized as the owner of the longest nails on the planet.
The nails of a resident of the American town of Salt Lake City in total reached a length of 8.65 meters. She hasn't cut them since 1979. This record was recorded in 2008 and, oddly enough, there were still representatives of the human race who not only caught up, but also surpassed the 70-year-old American woman in terms of the length of their own grown nails. So who are these daredevils who were not afraid to experience all the difficulties of everyday life with nails that frighten the common man with their length. So, the list of champions in nails:
- Sridhar Chillal.
- Ayanna Williams.
- Chris "The Countess" Walton.
- Loretta Adams.
- Louise Hollis.
Who are all these people and what made them grow incredibly long nails - the desire to become famous all over the world?
Sridhar Chillal
According to the same Guinness Book of Records, until the summer of 2018, the title of the person with the longest nails in the world rightfully belonged to the Indian resident Sridhar Chillal. If you add the length of five nails of the left hand of this man, it turns out almost 10 meters. For those who find it difficult to imagine this figure in their imagination, let us clarify - 10 meters is the total length of two cars. Sridhar hasn't cut his nails since 1952, which means it took over 60 years to grow the record.
Why a man experienced such torment for so many years is not known for sure. And, to be honest, there was a lot of suffering. Here are just a few of them:
- At night, every half an hour, I had to get up and shift my left hand to the other side (fragile and brittle nails did not allow me to turn on my own without waking up).
- The limb was severely deformed, and every movement gave off unbearable pain.
- Under the weight of the nails, a nerve was damaged, and the man became deaf in his left ear.
In addition to purely physical troubles and pain, Chillala could not find a decent job. Employers were simply frightened by the appearance of the nails on his left hand. True, this did not prevent the man from starting a family and becoming a happy father of two children.
In the end, having achieved what he wanted and having received the title of the person with the longest nails in the world, Sridhar decided to cut his nails. The most interesting thing is that it was not at all easy to do. Over the long decades, the Indian's nails had hardened so much that it was unrealistic to cut them yourself.
The doctors, to whom the man turned, also had a hard time. In order to cut their nails, they had to use a special saw designed to perform craniotomy.
To date, amazing in the truest sense of the word, nails can be seen at the Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum (New York), and 82-year-old Sridhar Chillal became free.
Ayanna Williams
All in the same 2018, the Guinness Book of Records declared Ayanna Williams the owner of the longest nails on a pair of female hands. Their total length was 5 meters 70 cm, and the longest nail grew to 63 cm.
It was the nails that made the owner of the nail salon famous all over the world, and she raised them for 23 years. It's kind of like advertising your own business. Agree, designer manicure looks very beautiful on nails of this length, for example, jewelry nails. In order to prevent nails from breaking, an American constantly strengthens them with acrylic and hardener. this is important, as repairing a broken nail of this length is simply unrealistic.
Chris "Countess" Walton
The total length of the nails of this American singer was recorded at around 7.3 meters, and the longest of them was 91 cm. The record was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records back in 2011. According to the singer, nail growth was not planned and began absolutely spontaneously.
Only later, when the regrown nails began to resemble a snake ball and attract everyone's attention, Chris realized that she was the owner of a truly exclusive manicure.
Loretta Adams
The longest nail of this dark-skinned beauty is 89 cm long, while the total length of her nails is almost 4 meters. But, the girl did not last long and quickly cut off a record manicure.
However, this is not at all surprising - it is almost impossible to eat, take a bath, wash the dishes and even fasten jeans with such "beauty".
Louise Hollis
In conclusion, you can not pass by the owner of the longest nails, not only on the hands, but also on the legs. This is the world record set by Louise Hollis, whose total length of nails is 2.5 meters.
In order to be able to move independently, she is forced to wear shoes with open toes, even in winter. Is such a dubious beauty worth such sacrifices?
And how do you feel about such experiments and would you agree to sacrifice personal comfort in order to end up on the pages of the Guinness Book of Records in decades? We can advise you on how to accelerate the growth of nails so that they become extremely long.