A man just broke his own Guinness World Record of 67 days in a barrel atop a pole — and he’s still going as of this moment.
The man, named Vernon Kruger, had set the Guinness World Record in 1997, when he spent 67 days living in a barrel at the top of a pole. Just this week, Kruger surpassed his own record atop an 80-foot pole in Dullstroom.
"I have broken my own record now - 22 years ago I broke it, it was a British record, of 54 days. I took it to 67 [days] and this time I'm going to try to push it to about 80."
He said it was "not too lonely" adding that: "This time we have social media so I feel more connected.
More details about this over at Sky News.
Do you think he can push it to 80?
Via UPI
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