In the initial days of the publishing of the Guinness book of world records, the records used to be like the fastest, longest, shortest, etc. But now it seems like the records are getting more bizarre and odd than ever. The main reason behind this in

creasing trend may be to set something new and different from all others. Surely, some of these records are quite interesting to watch. So, below is the list of the top 10 most bizarre world records.

10. The Longest Speech

This record was set in the year 2004 by Lluis Colet. His speech had lasted for

nearly 48 hours without any sort of gap. Afterwards, the record was broken by an Indian man who managed to give a 120 hours long speech. So, in order to reclaim his title Colet delivered talking for nearly 124 hours. 124 hours make 5 straight days and 4 nights.

9. Reverse Cycling while Playing Violin

This amazing record was set Christian Adam of Lubeck, Germany. He had learned to do cycling at the age of 4 and afterwards had developed a love for playing the violin. He has attempted the world record a number of times, with his current world record for backward cycling with a violin being 60.45 kilometers in 5 hours and 9 minutes.

8. Metal Diet

Michael Lotito has set a very strange world record which is eating more than 2 pounds of metal per day. The doctors and other specialists have stated that Michael’s ability to digest such heavy amounts of metal is indeed unique and not to be found in any other person in the world. Since the year 1966, he has eaten more than 18 bicycles, 15 supermarket trolleys and much more. By the year 1977, he had already eaten more than 9 tons of metal.

7. Loudest Screamer

The record for the largest recorded scream is currently held Jill Drake, who managed to produce a scream of nearly 129 db. This intensity is only 10 decibels lower than the one produced by a jet plane. Before entering a screaming competition held in the Millennium, dome she had no idea about her rare talent.

6. The Longest Hair

Having the longest hair has always been valued since the times of Rapunzel. But there are only a few women who have attempted to grow their hair to such a length. Xie Quiping holds the current world record of having the longest hair in the world which is nearly 16 feet in length till now. She had been try to grow her hair since her childhood and also stated that she had her last haircut in the year 1973. She also stated that it requires a great deal of patience and endurance to manage this long hair.

5. The Fastest Suitcase Escape

Ever imagined of being closed in a suitcase? Presently, there are people who have attempted this bizarre world record several times. The current record for the fastest time of escaping a zipped suitcase is held by a woman from U.S.A named Leslie Tipton. The record was set by her in the year 2008 when she had managed to escape from a zipped suitcase in a matter of 7.04 seconds.

4. Most Number of Backward Typed Books

At number 4 we have the record that is one of the toughest and demanding of them all. The record was set by Michele Santelia who had typed nearly 67 books in the backward direction by using a blank keyboard and without looking at the screen. The 67 books make nearly 3,503,013 words and 263,931 paragraphs. The typed books include Macbeth, The Odyssey, Dead Sea Scrolls and The Vulgate Bible. Till now he is writing a number of backs in the exact same manner.

3. Most number of Plastic Surgeries

There are those who fear undergoing even a single plastic surgery, but at the same time we have a woman who has undergone nearly 47 cosmetic plastic surgeries. These include 9 full scale and expensive surgical operations. The record holder is the 57 year old Cindy Jackson who has undergone two nose operations, liposuction, lip and cheek implants and many more surgical interventions all to keep her young and vigilante.

2. Most number of cockroaches Eaten

At number 2 we have the record that would indeed make you sick. Ken Edwards, an Englishman, had set this record by eating nearly 36 cockroaches in one minute in the year 2001. Since his childhood he had always wanted to be an entertainer, but finally he got this chance at the age of 39 in a British TV show. Now would you like to try out for it yourself? I dare you.

1. The Most Number of Spoons Balanced on the Face

At number 1 we have the record that was set by a 9 year old kid from United Kingdom named Joe Allison. He had managed to balance 16 spoons on his face all at the same time with 5 spoon on his forehead, 1 on each ear, 4 on his cheeks, 1 on his nose, 2 on the top lip and 2 on his chin. All the spoons were made of stainless steel.