Man Irons Clothes for 142hrs to Break Guinness World Record, Spends Over R700 Daily on Goal

• A Nigerian man vowed to iron clothes for 200 hours non-stop in a bid to break a Guinness World Record
• The man, Abdulfattah El-Okene, has, however, stopped at 142 hours, according to information sent to Briefly News
• The information also states that Abdulfattah was spending hundreds of rands every day on fuel for his generator

In a quest to break a Guinness World Record, a Nigerian man vowed to iron clothes non-stop for 200 hours.

However, at the 142nd hour, the man, Abdulfattah El-Okene, stopped based on medical advice.

At the time he stopped, Abdulfattah had already surpassed the 100 hours mark set in 2015 by the UK's Gareth Sandars.

Information sent to Briefly News by Ibrahim Ochu Abdulrasheed stated that Abdulfattah was spending R713 daily on fueling his generator.

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He said:

"He was advised by his medical personnel to stop this morning after attaining over 140 hours.. A test was run for him this morning by medical personnel and they found out that it's important for him to stop. He did with immediate alacrity. He wasn't depending on PHCN, he was spending 34K worth of fuel everyday since he started on the 10th of January."

In a post he shared on his X account, Abdulfattah said:

"Good morning, fellow Nigerians. I wish to announce to everyone I have abruptly halted my pursuit of the 200-hour ironing marathon in the Guinness World Records quest. My decision, citing medical reasons and reports from my health team, comes after I surpassed 142 hours. in the ironing marathon, I have already surpassed the 2015 record held by Gareth Sanders for a 100-hour ironing marathon from the UK. A heartfelt thank you to everyone for their unwavering support and encouragement throughout this journey."

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Australian man smashes push-up world record

Briefly News previously reported that Lucas Helmke, an accountant by profession and a devoted father, has proven that nothing is impossible by breaking the most push-ups in an hour, breaking the world record.

The barrel-chested Australian from Brisbane performed an incredible 3 206 push-ups in one hour, which equates to an average of over 53 push-ups every minute.

According to the Guinness World Records, Helmke’s attempt occurred in his old powerlifting gym, Iron Underground in Brisbane, where he broke the push-ups down into 30-second sets, aiming to complete 26 push-ups in each one.

Source: Legit.ng