Martin Stroby said his kids inspired him to stuff 81 matches up his nostrils to earn a Guinness World Records title. The 42-year-old said he didn’t think he was good enough at anything to be considered the world’s best, but after his children showed him all the different world records that exist, he began searching for a suitable one. He landed on the record for the most matches held in the nose, which stood at 68. After doing a trial run, Stroby discovered he could stretch both his nostrils a lot and ignore the pain from putting so many matches in there. He did admit that he had to find a good technique because matches kept falling out. Three inserted matches meant one or two falling out, so he had to find the right number to minimize the matches dropping. It worked, because Stroby now holds the Guinness World Record for the most matches held in the nose.
