page_title: Johnny Strange
section_title: Guinness World Records
hierarchical_section_title: Johnny Strange / Guinness World Records
caption_attribution_description: English: Guinness World record for the heaviest weight pulled by pierced ears
context_page_description: Johnny Strange, also known as The man with ears of steel, is an English world record breaking performance artist, producer and street performer based in London, England. He is known for performing daredevil stunts with a comedic twist.
context_section_description: Strange holds multiple Guinness World Records. In 2013 he gained the nickname "the man with ears of steel" after setting the official Guinness World Record for 'the heaviest weight lifted by pierced ears'. Guinness soon challenged him to attempt 'the heaviest vehicle pulled by pierced ears', Strange accepted their challenge and at North Weald Airfield he managed to pull a Cessna 172-P aircraft for 67 ft. After setting this new record Strange became the first person to hold both the record for 'the heaviest weight lifted by pierced ears' and 'the heaviest vehicle pulled by pierced ears' at the same time.
  Some of his records include;
  'The heaviest vehicle pulled by pierced ears' On 12, May 2014 Johnny Strange pulled a vehicle weighing 677.8 kg (1494.5 lbs, 23912oz) for 20.4 meters with his ear piercings.
  'The heaviest weight lifted by pierced ears' On 21, August 2016 Johnny Strange lifted 21.63 kg (47lb, 10oz) with his ear piercings at Norbreck Castle, breaking his own previous Guinness World Record.
  'Most swords swallowed in three minutes', On 13, December 2016 Johnny Strange swallowed 16 swords in three minutes on the set of 'Guinness World Records Facebook Live'.
  'Most newspapers split with a bullwhip in one minute', On 13, December 2016 Johnny Strange split 16 newspapers with a bullwhip in one minute on the set of 'Guinness World Records Facebook Live'.
  'Most eggs broken with a whip in one minute', On 10, August 2015 Johnny Strange broke 14 eggs using a bullwhip on the set of Guinness World Records: Officially Amazing TV show.
  ‘The most apples chainsawed out of the mouth in one minute’, On 12, October 2013 Johnny Strange cut 18 apples out of his mouth with a petrol chainsaw in one minute.
  'The most apples chainsawed out of someone else's mouth in one minute', On 12, October 2013 Johnny Strange cut 12 apples out of his assistant mouth with a petrol chainsaw in one minute.
  'The fastest time to break 16 concrete blocks on the body in one minute', On 12, October 2013 Johnny Strange managed to individually break 16 concrete blocks with a sledge hammer on the stomach of his assistant in 30.4 seconds.
  'The most animal traps released on the body in one minute', On 12, October 2013 Johnny Strange managed to release 6 animal traps onto his hands and arms in one minute.
  'The most melons chopped in half on somebody's stomach (with a samurai sword while they lay on a bed of nails)'. On 12 October 2013 Johnny Strange managed to individually chop 10 watermelons in half on the stomach of his assistant in 30 seconds.
  The Daily Express announced that Strange's 'most melons chopped on the stomach on a bed of nails' record was one of the "best ever Guinness World records". International Business Times listed Strange's 'most apples chainsawed out of the mouth' record as one of "The most weird and wonderful records ever broken". 
  To celebrate 60 years of the Guinness Book of Records, Geek VIP compiled a list of ’The weirdest Guinness World Records ever’; Johnny Strange’s ‘Heaviest weight lifted by pierced ears’ record ranked at number 22.
caption: Johnny Strange pulling an aeroplane with his ear piercings
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