Nails are the beauty and pride of not only women, but also men who care about their appearance. There are many techniques for building, strengthening and decorating nails.
But some people go too far in their love of nails. And I think you will agree with this statement by looking at the videos and photos of the longest nails in the world.
7. Wen Jean
The total length of the nails is unknown.
The longest nail is 35 cm.
Some grow the longest nails for the sake of fame, but this Chinese gentleman had a different goal. He wanted to curb his pugnacious nature, and because of this, he stopped cutting his nails. Try it, squeeze your hand into a fist with such and such keratin "macaroni" growing from your finger.
Jean's idea bore fruit. He became known not as the main rowdy in the area, but as an eccentric, but at the same time respected person.
6. Louise Hollis
The total length of the nails is 2.5 meters.
The longest nail is 24 cm.
The longest nails in the world don't have to be on the hands. Meet Louise Hollis and she has the longest toenails. As you know, beauty requires sacrifice, and in order to be able to walk, and not move in a wheelchair, Louise is forced to wear open-toed shoes with very high heels.
After participating in the TV show "Have you seen this?" she received special boots without socks and with locks in the front. Now her feet (and most importantly - her nails) at least do not freeze in winter.
5. Loretta Adams
The total length of the nails is 3.81 meters.
The longest nail is 89 cm.
In the photo, the longest nails in the world look very impressive. However, living with them day after day, having difficulty with such familiar activities as eating, washing dishes and taking a bath, is a below average pleasure.
Apparently, Loretta Adams thought the same way, who one day took and cut her nails-claws.
4. Chris "Countess" Walton
The total length of the nails is 7.3 meters.
The longest nail is 91 cm.
In 2011, this American singer was named by the Guinness Book of Records for the woman with the longest nails in the world.
Christina Walton was not going to specially build her nails until they began to grow on their own. "One day I look down and they are already 9 inches (22 cm) long!" - she said. Although the inches are not comparable to the current length of her nails, which exceeded 3 meters on one hand and 3.5 meters on the other.
According to Chris, many people admire and curiosity about her nails, but there are those to whom her nails resemble a ball of snakes. What do you think her nails look like?
3. Ayanna Williams
The total length of the nails is 5.7 meters.
The longest nail is 63 cm.
The owner of a nail salon from Houston, Texas is one of the most famous women not only in her state, but also in the United States. And it's easy to see why by looking at the photo of her nails. It took her 23 years to grow them.
Williams uses each of his nails as a platform for design experiments. Imagine how it would look on super-long nails. the most beautiful manicure of 2019!
In 2018, the Guinness Book of Records officially recognized Ayanna as the holder of the world record for "longest nails on a pair of (female) hands" after measuring their total length of 576.4 cm (18 feet 10.9 inches). She broke the record for previous titleholder Chris Walton with a total nail length of 731.4 cm (23 ft 11 inches). However, Walton has been trimming her nails since the previous measurement.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, the owner of the longest fingernails admitted that it can take up to a week to stain her nails. And doing the simplest tasks, like buttoning up jeans, becomes torture. But what can't you do for the glory.
Williams uses a brush and antibacterial soap daily to clean her fingers, and uses hardener and acrylic to keep her nails from breaking.
Growing nails for Williams is not just a quest for universal recognition, but also a way to prove to his children that "whatever they want to achieve can be done."
2. Lee Redmond
The total length of the nails is 8.5 meters.
The longest nail is 89 cm.
This elderly lady from Salt Lake City has spent 30 years getting her nails done. She was the holder of the Guinness World Record for the woman with the longest nails. However, in 2009, Redmond was in a car accident that broke her nails.
“Losing nails was the most dramatic thing that happened in my life,” Lee admitted in an interview.
Redmond also said she has no plans to grow her nails as she doesn't think she has three more decades to do so. In considering the positives of losing huge nails, Redmond acknowledged that it became easier for her to carry out daily tasks.
1. Sridhar Chillal
The total length of the nails is 909.6 cm.
The longest nail is 197.8 cm.
Until the summer of 2018, the title of "man with the longest nails" belonged to an Indian. When you add up the length of each nail on Sridhar's left hand, their total length is almost 10 meters (or about the length of two cars)!
The man stopped trimming his left hand nails in 1952 and has been growing them for over 60 years. And it was not easy physically. Chillal could not sleep well and had to get up every half hour to move his hand to the other side of the bed, as his nails are extremely fragile.
He also found it very difficult to find a permanent job. Who wants to hold a worker who can only wield one hand? However, Chillal's unusual choice did not stop him from getting married and having two children.
Finally, 66 years later, Sridhar Chillal, now 82, finally cut his nails at a special ceremony in New York. If you are ever in this city, you can see his nails in the Robert Ripley exhibition at the Believe It or Not!
Longest nails in history
Until 2009, the American Melvin Booth was the record holder for the length of nails. This former military man carefully carried his 9.85-meter nails through life, enjoying the attention and shock of others.
Once he even met Lee Redmond - another "extreme nail carrier". These two took a little walk, carefully and with great difficulty carrying their treasures. Curiously, Redmond's nails were straight, while Booth's were strongly curled, resembling spirals.
In 2009, 61-year-old Booth passed away.
Interesting facts about nails
- Nails are made up of a tough, protective protein called keratin. This is the same protein found in our hair and the top layer of our skin.
- Nails grow slowly - about 2.5 mm per month. It is believed that nails can grow faster in summer because we get more vitamin D and tend to drink more water, which promotes healthy nail growth.
- If you lose a nail, it can take 3 to 6 months for a new one to grow.
- Although your nails grow at different rates on each finger, that rate does not change.
- Toenails grow more slowly than fingernails.
- The beginning of your nails is actually under the skin up to the first joint.
- It still remains a mystery why people have nails.Perhaps because they help protect the tips of the fingers and toes, and they can also be used as tools to quickly remove a splinter, for example.