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World Record: South African man breaks pole-sitting world record
YB WEB DESK. Dated: 1/21/2020 11:37:34 AM
Vernon Kruger has been sitting in a barrel suspended 25 metres above ground for more than two months. Overlooking the South African town of Dullstroom, the 52-year old is about to break a Guinness world record set by himself in 1997. “Sleeping in this barrel is not very easy,” said Kruger, who usually works as a diver. “It’s a very small place to curl up in and I have to lie in a foetal position.” Kruger’s “home in the sky” is equipped with a drainage system for “all the waste”. He has been washing twice a week in a small basin and surviving on food hoisted up by his team in a wicker basket. The idea first came to his mind while climbing a palm tree on an island during a vacation. “Somebody said ... why don’t you break the record for sitting in a tree? First it was a joke and then I got a dare from my friends to actually do it,” said Kruger. After a bit of research, however.