From a young age it was always Dinesh Upadhyaya's dream to become a record breaker, and now he is the proud owner of a multitude of titles.


However, "stuffing" records are his speciality: He holds the title for the Most grapes eaten in one minute after cramming 73 grapes on 7 June 2014, and he is especially proud to have surpassed the record of 64 set by his idol Ashrita Furman.


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The science teacher from Mumbai, India attained another record by stuffing 12 lit candles in his mouth – a dangerous endeavour.


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Also talented with his hands, Dinesh set a 30-sec record on 16 Feb 2014 for Most dice caught with cupped hands while blindfolded (43) with the help of his brother Manish, who threw them.


Watch behind-the-scenes footage of Dinesh’s photoshoot and demonstrations of some of his record-breaking skills as he teams together with Manish and attempt to break their own record for the Fastest time to peel and eat an orange blindfolded in a team of two.

 


Dinesh’s impressive "stuffing" records appear alongside loads of amazing human achievements in Guinness World Records 2016: out now.
 
2016 Guinness World Records Books