A Nigerian man has temporarily gone blind while attempting to break a Guinness World Record.
The man identified as Tembu Ebere partially went blind while
attempting to cry for seven days to set a record in the Guinness World
Records, according to Sahara Reporters.
This is as the craze to achieve feats of endurance sweeps across
the country after a chef, Hilda Baci, in May officially broke the record
for the longest cooking marathon (individual), with a time of 93 hours
11 minutes.
Ebere, who confirmed his health issues to BBC said that he forced
himself to cry for seven days for the record but along the line, he went
temporarily blind.
Ebere, who has been attempting to cry non-stop for seven days said
that he experienced headaches, puffy eyes and a swollen face and went
partially blind for 45 minutes amid his efforts.
He told BBC, “I had to re-strategise and reduce my wailing,” adding that he was determined to cry for one week as he planned despite the difficulties he encountered.
Guinness World Records has seen a surge in record-breaking attempts
from Nigeria in recent months after Baci's cooking marathon which
attracted public attention.
Unable to contain the crazed surge, Guinness World Records recently warned saying,"Please enough of the record-a-thons," after someone reportedly broached the idea of not one, but two separate attempts - an "idea-a-thon" and a "puff-puff-a-thon".