Man pulls train with teeth in world record bid

Описание: (30 Aug 2007)
1. Wide of main train station
2. Poster in train station about attempt to beat Raja Gigi who set the 2003 world record by pulling 260.8 tonnes with his teeth
3. Various of Rathakrishnan Velu preparing himself just before attempting to break the record
4. People watching from the platform
5. Rathakrishnan Velu holding the rope connected to the train
6. Rathakrishnan Velu putting the rope around his teeth
7. Train moving
8. Pull out from Rathakrishnan Velu walking backwards and pulling train with his teeth
9. Rathakrishnan Velu pulling train with his teeth
10. Close of train moving along scale marked along the edge of the platform
11. Rathakrishnan Velu pulling train
12. People applauding
13. Rathakrishnan Velu on the tracks
14. People examining the scale
13. Close up of the scale
14. Rathakrishnan Velu celebrating and waving the Malaysian flag
STORYLINE:
A Malaysian nicknamed "King Tooth" pulled a seven-coach train using a steel rope held in his mouth on Thursday - a feat that organisers said
was a new world record for the heaviest weight pulled by teeth.
Before beginning the attempt, Rathakrishnan closed his eyes and breathed heavily, holding the left index finger against his nose and right index finger against his chest.
Grunting and gasping, Rathakrishnan Velu's neck muscles strained and his face contorted as he hauled the 297.1-metric-ton (327.50 US tons) train over 2.8 metres (9 feet, 2.2 inches) along tracks.
The feat is expected to be recognised by Guinness World Records in two to three weeks time after the date has been verified, according to saiRathakrishnan's manager, Anna Chidambar.
Dozens of onlookers clapped and chanted "Malaysia Boleh!", or "Malaysia Can", when Rathakrishnan sat down and pulled the train, holding both tracks for support and pushing his booted feet against the wooden rafters to propel himself backward.
Rathakrishnan, a strict vegetarian ethnic Indian, holds the previous world record for the heaviest weight pulled by teeth.
He dragged a 260.8-metric-ton (287.48 US tons) train over 4.2 metres (13 feet, 9.3 inches) on October 18, 2003.
Rathakrishnan, who attributes his strength in part to an Indian form of meditation, was hoping to pull the heavier train more than 4.2 metres (13 feet, 9.3 inches) on Thursday, but could manage only 2.8 metres (9 feet, 2.2 inches) on the first attempt.
His second and third attempts resulted in the train moving distances of 0.73 metres (2 feet, 4.7 inches) and 2.48 metres (8 feet, 1.6 inches).
An exhausted Rathakrishnan spoke only briefly to reporters, saying that as well as the meditation exercises, he runs at least 25 kilometres (15.53 miles), lifts bars up to 250 kilogrammes (551.15 pounds) and does jaw training daily, waking up at 4:30 in the morning.
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