Man With Backward Feet Ready For Record Book
Mar 25, 2011
Guinness World Records is packed with incredible feats. Not to mention incredible feet.
Moses Lanham Jr., known as the “Backwards Feet Man” and “Mr. Elastic,” has the unique ability to rotate his feet behind him. This week, the 49-year-old tax accountant and theater usher from Monroe, Mich., is heading overseas to Rome to set two new records on the Guinness World Records Show.
For the first, Guinness adjudicators will measure just how far he can twist his feet.
“I know I can put my toes together in back,” Lanham told AOL News. “But for the record, I’ll do a full 120 degrees.”
Should there be another person walking the planet who can break the record, Backwards Feet Man is confident he’ll be able to take the record right back.
His second record attempt will clock how fast he can walk 20 meters with his feet turned backward. Lanham is aiming for a 30-second jaunt.
Both will be newly created records.
While it sounds like something that would crack a few bones, Lanham insists it’s completely painless and requires no warm-up routine. “A lot of times when I’m sitting down I’ll put my feet in a twisted position because it’s more comfortable for me,” he said.
Joining him on the show will be his 17-year-old son, Trey, who can also turn his feet backward. However, he won’t be challenging Dad’s records. Trey’s feet aren’t quite as flexible, and he’s unable to walk with them turned. Unlike his father, he feels some discomfort after several minutes in the position.
“It’s a shame because I was hoping I could retire and be his manager,” Lanham said.According to doctors who’ve examined Lanham, he was born with extra tissues and cartilage in his joints, making his hips, knees and ankles especially elastic. Family history had no records of anyone else with such a condition — until he passed it on to his son.
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