A man in India hasn’t cut his fingernails in 62 years, growing them out to a staggering 11 feet 7 inches.

Shridhar Chillal, 78, has has been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records after they confirmed he has the longest fingernails in the world on one hand. His left.

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Shridhar Chillal fingernails long

Chillal began growing his nails out when he was 16, after a teacher who told him he would never appreciate how hard it was to lose a nail until he tried to grow them himself. h/t fox8

He said he is constantly moving to make sure he doesn’t crush them. He also plans to cut them at some point to donate to a museum.