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A New York boy celebrated his tenth birthday by smashing a Guinness World Record for wearing the most underwear at once.
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Jack Singer, from Warwick, piled on 215 pairs of tighty whiteys to break the record by 15.
Singer’s parents layered the pants one by one while a crowd of friends and family cheered him on.
“They had to gradually go up in size from XS to 7XL,” said Jack’s mother Melissa Singer, a nurse, 41.
“We had them all laid out in piles ready.”
When they reached 195 pairs, Jack had to lie down because his feet had gone numb.
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“It looked a bit like he was in pain but he was just uncomfortable,” said his dad, a NYC firefighter, 42.
“He was determined to do it.”
After a brief 18 minutes Jack was up to 215 pairs, breaking the current record, set by an Australian, by 15.
On hearing he had made history Jack said: “I feel awesome, I can’t believe I broke it!”
The pants weighted a hefty 30lbs and Jack couldn’t wait to take them off.
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“I choose this record because I didn’t think it would be that hard but it was that hard,” said Jack.
“My legs went to sleep.”
The event was held on Sunday 12th June 2010 and on Jack’s request all the money raised was donated to Marine Sergeant Eddie Ryan who was injured in Iraq five years ago.
“We are very proud of him, “ said his mum Melissa.
“It was a very hot day and a tough thing to do. He’s a very generous boy to give all the money away.”
Just as Sergeant Eddie Ryan and his Marine colleagues live by the Marine motto, “Semper Fidelis,” (Always Faithful), Jack lived up to another famous motto “Semper ubi sub ubi” (Always wear underwear)
“It’s a good motto,” said Jack.
Words by James Nye
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