Guinness World Records Primetime — Season 1, Episode 2: Man With The Longest Fingernails

Episode synopsis

Back in July 1998, Shridhar Chillal of Poona, India had his record-breaking fingernails measured on the set of Guinness World Records: Primetime. The combined length of the five nails of his left hand were found to be a staggering 6.15 m (20 ft 2.25 in). Shridhar does not grow the nails on his right hand. His ambition to grow his nails started from a young age. Shridhar's hand is now permanently disfigured from supporting the weight of the nails all these years, and nerve damage has resulted in deafness in his left ear.

About Guinness World Records Primetime

Guinness World Records Primetime is a TV show based on the Guinness Book of World Records, and aired on the Fox television network from July 27, 1998 to October 4, 2001. It was hosted by Cris Collinsworth and Mark Thompson and reported on existing record-holders or on new record attempts. These new record attempts included many unusual or bizarre categories such as a 300-pound tumor, squirting milk from one's eye, covering one's self with bees, sitting in a tub of snakes, regurgitating, burping, setting one's self on fire, eating metal, worms, and ketchup, kissing cobras, acting as a human speed bump, and entering a coffin full of cockroaches. Most of these attempts never found their way into the Guinness Book. The show was met with poor ratings and even poorer reviews: viewers and critics alike were confused and appalled by the disturbing "records" being attempted.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1300 Pound Tumor
• E3Mouse Plague
• E4Man Squirts Milk From His Eye
• E5Man With Removable Face
• E6Man Covers Himself With Bees
• E7Man In A Tub Of Snakes
• E8Man Squeezes Into A 5 Gallon Tank
• E9Most Tattooed Lady
• E10Man Who Lifts Skin Over Face
• E11Boy Who Had His Head Reconstructed
• E12Living Skeleton
• E13Man Lifts Objects With Tongue And Ears