Indian sets new Guinness world record

On the Guinness World Records Day, an Indian has set a world record by pulling a seven-ton vintage double-decker bus 21.2 meters with his hair.

Manjit Singh, 59, who works as a security consultant in Leicester, England, attached a clamp to his thick ponytail and pulled the vintage Routemaster bus for a distance of 21.2 meters through Battersea Park in central London on Thursday.

November 12 coincides with the annual Guinness World Records Day when thousands of people around the world attempt to set some bizarre benchmarks of their own.

After creating the world record, Singh said, "It was painful, but it was worth it. I could only think about my legs and head and keeping on going to set a record, to go as far as I could."

He said he was not discouraged two years ago when he failed to break the record for the furthest distance to pull a double-decker bus with his ears.