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Man pulls Routemaster bus with his ears
Last Updated: 2:21am GMT 12/11/2007
One of the strongest men in Britain today attempted an unlikely record - pulling a Routemaster bus 10 metres (32ft) using only his ears.
Manjit Singh
Manjit Singh, who already holds a number of unusual strength records, attempted the feat at London's Hyde Park to help celebrate World Records Day.
Manjit Singh
Last year Mr Singh pulled a passenger aircraft weighing 7.4 tonnes a distance of 3.4 metres (11ft) using his ears...
Manjit Singh
... so the 10 metre target with a 7.5-tonne bus represented his stiffest challenge yet.
Manjit Singh
Unfortunately it proved too much for him, and he pulled up after around 5 metres.
"He's very disappointed, but that's the nature of record-breaking," said Amarilla Espinoza, a spokeswoman for Guinness World Records.
The Leicester man will have to be content with his other records, including one for pulling a bus with his hair, and another for lifting 85kg (187lb) with his ears.
Manjit Singh
During the day other attempts will be made to build the world's highest stack of poppadoms, and complete a Bedlam cube, which is similar to a Rubix cube, in the fastest time.
Worldwide, other record-breaking bids will include efforts to make the world's largest bra chain in South Africa, and to complete the most bungee jumps in 24 hours in Canada.
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