Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A serial Guinness World Record-breaker balanced a chair on his chin for 1 hour and 20 minutes to recapture one of his previously-held titles.
David Rush, who recently recaptured a similar record by balancing a ladder on his chin for 19 minutes and 11 seconds, originally earned the title for the longest duration balancing a chair on the chin at 1 hour and 8 minutes.
He lost the record to another balance expert who managed a time of 1 hour and 19 minutes.
"Over the past months, I have been training specifically to rebuild strength and endurance in my neck," Rush wrote online. "It is, quite literally, a pain in the neck. This record places constant load on the jaw, neck, and upper spine, and there is no moment of relief once the chair is in position. Every second requires active control."
Rush said he felt like he physically could have continued past the record-breaking mark, but the pain from holding position led to his ending his December 2024 attempt at 1 hour, 20 minutes and 30 seconds. Guinness World Records has now confirmed it was enough to recapture the title.
