Georges Christen
Georges Christen is a Luxembourgish strongman. He holds 23 Guinness World Records, including the fastest hot water bottle inflated by lung power. Other records involve tearing up phonebooks, train-towing and plane-pulling.
Early life and first records
Christen first entered the public eye when, in December 1982 when he was 19 years old, he bent 250 carpenter's nails within 72 minutes and 55 seconds, surpassing the previous record of 50 nails.He began performing public strength stunts, such as tearing phone books, bending nails, pulling vehicles by teeth, and rolling up frying pans.
Career, records, and feats
As of 2022, Christen was credited with 26 strength records. Among his Guinness World Records is the fastest 10 m carrying a table in the mouth, completed in 6.57 seconds on 18 June 2009 in Beijing.In November 2022, during former Microsoft CEO Bill Gates’ visit to Luxembourg, Christen was reported to have lifted Gates using his teeth, in addition to other classic feats such as tearing a phonebook and bending a frying pan.