AMAZING FEATS DONE WITH THE HUMAN BODY

AN ARCTIC MARATHON

Wim Hof, sometimes known as the Ice Man, is famous for running

a marathon in the arctic at minus 29 degrees Celsius without a shirt on.

GETTING PIERCED

In just under 8 hours Kam Ma broke the world record for most piercings

in a single session when he had 1,015 metal rings inserted all over

his body.

LIFTING SUVS

In 2008, a Florida firefighter named Chris Hickman got the world’s

attention when he lifted a Chevy Trailblazer off of its trapped

passenger with his bare hands and saved the day.

BALANCING SPOONS

In 2011, Etibar Elchiyev broke the world record for “most spoons

balanced on a human body” when he managed to secure

50 of them around his neck and chest.

BALANCING CARS

John Evans, who goes by the title of “professional head balancer”, was

able to balance a 159-kilogram (352-pound) mini cooper on his head for

33 seconds without the use of hands.

PULLING AIRPLANES WITH WHEELCHAIRS

On May 29th, 2011 84 people in wheelchairs pulled a 67 ton

C-130 for 100 meters.

SUPER GRANDMA

At the age of 76, Sakinat Khanapiyeva is supposedly the strongest

grandma in the world. You can watch her as she breaks horseshoes,

twists steel rods, and lifts 50 pound dumb bells. She says she discovered

her strength when at 10 years old, she moved a 299-kg barrel of grain.

50 MARATHONS, 50 DAYS, 50 STATES

Talk about overcoming endurance limits…in 2006 Dean Karnazes of

Los Angeles was able to break records by running in 50 marathons

in 50 states for 50 days.

PULLING A HELICOPTER WITH YOUR EAR

Lasha Pataraia set the world record for pulling a 7,734-kilogram military

helicopter all by himself just by using his left ear. A former wrestling

champion, he pulled the chopper for 20 astounding seconds.