Tai’an, China – Wearing only his underpants, Gao Bingguo set a new Guinness World Record after he covered himself with almost 1.1 million bees, collectively weighing 240 pounds.
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The 55-year-old beekeeper accomplished the feat Thursday morning in Tai’an, China.
Bingguo was stung more than 2,000 times and his body temperature rose to a burning 140 degrees at one point.
Fellow beekeepers started by first placing a number of queen bees on his body to help attract worker bees. Boxes of bees were later dumped at his feet in increasingly large numbers as the bees crawled on his entire body — except his mouth.
Binguo smoked a cigarette to prevent the bees from swarming his lips.
Bingguo beat the previous world for the heaviest coat of bees on the body, which was set at about 188 pounds.
The 55-year-old man has kept bees for over 35 years.
I think serious psychiatric intervention is called for.
Some people clearly were not hugged enough as children…
Ah bee gezunt
Boruch H’ sheloi osani goy.
I guess the bee shortage isn’t a problem in China. If the guy survives, I’ll get less excited about a 104 degree fever (in adults of course – children with their developing brains are more sensitive).
now you know where all the missing bees went
Kinda puts a new meaning on “SheHichzarta BEE Nishmasi”
Who did the counting? Perhaps all of our missing bees were brought to China to partake in this important event?