Guj man extinguishes 100 match sticks in mouth

Ahmedabad, Feb 21 (UNI) A 21-year-old youth hailing from Alarsa village of Gujarat attained a rare feat of extinguishing 100 match sticks in five minutes after putting them in his mouth.

Hardevsinh Mahida, an operator with Dahej port of Gujarat Alkalies Chemicals Ltd (GACL) in Anand district, was inspired by a TV programme, where a person extinguished 50 burning match sticks in five minutes by inserting it in his mouth.

Surprisingly when he tried it, he managed to extinguish 100 match sticks in five minutes after initial jolts.

''Initially I had problems and with my tongue getting singed I could not eat for two days. Yet I placed a wager with my friends and in order to win the bet I persevered. I soon found that I can extinguish 100 match sticks in five minutes. Now I am practicing for 200 match sticks in 10 minutes,'' Mahida said.

Recently he has contacted the organisers of 'Shabash India', a television programme based on rare achievements, to array his rare exploit and is expecting a positive call.

UNI