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Most baloons inflated with nose-world record
set by Andrew Dahl
[April
14]BLAINE,WA,US--Andrew Dahl, 13, of Blaine blew up 213 balloons
with his nose in an hour ans set the world record for the
most baloons inflated with nose.
Photo: Andrew Dahl, 13, of Blaine, left, inflates
a balloon with his nose as his father, Doug Dahl, measures
it during a World Record attempt at the Blaine Library on
April 11.
An unofficial count of unpopped balloons showed
that Andrew blew up 213, and average of more than three and
a half per minute. Photo by Danny Gawlowski/ The Bellingham
Herald
(enlarge photo)
Andrew
sat in a chair in the Blaine Public Library, flanked by his
father, Doug, who was in charge of measuring the balloons
to ensure they met the minimum diameter of 20 centimeters,
and mother, Wendy, who kept a tally.
One after another, Andrew, an eighth-grader at
Blaine Middle School, brought the balloons to his nose, plugged
one side of it, exhaled through the open nostril and quickly
tied off the inflated balloons.
Andrew needed to inflate each balloon to at least
20 centimeters wide, tie each one himself, document the attempt
with photos and video and have at least two independent witnesses
document how many balloons he could inflate with his nose
in 60 minutes.
An unofficial count of unpopped balloons showed
that Andrew blew up 213, and average of more than three and
a half per minute.
Andrew said he was 7 years old when he first
used his nose to blow up a balloon. “When we had barbecues
or get-togethers I’d do it just to show that I could,” he
said.
Andrew said tying 213 balloons was just as tough
as inflating them. He had to stop momentarily while his father
put a Band-Aid on his finger, which was bleeding slightly
from tying so many balloons.
Andrew said the family plans to keep some
of the balloons but will throw away the rest. He said popping
the balloons can be a bit dangerous, because many contain
a bit of what had inhabited his sinuses before an hour's worth
of nose blowing.
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