Just a 45-cm path to Guinness records
The Hindu
PG student at vet varsity carved 212 movable links from graphite of two pencils
A veterinary postgraduate student of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) has entered the Guinness Book of World Records for carving the highest number of chain links from pencil lead. M. Manoj carved 212 independent graphite links to achieve the feat. The chain of freely movable links is 45 cm long. “The Guinness World Records team officially informed me on the achievement on May 17,” said Mr. Manoj, who is currently pursuing MVSc in Veterinary Public Health at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode. He hails from Parasuvaikkal in Thiruvananthapuram districtMore Related News

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