Shridhar Chillal, an 82-year-old man from Prune, India, had long held the record for world's longest fingernails. In one sense, it's a commendable record that shows a remarkable amount of commitment. In another, it places him in the rarefied category of human sideshow. Chillal felt a lot of pain with his nails. He'd been growing them for 66 years, or since 1954, when he was 14 and a school teacher reprimanded him for breaking a nail. Perhaps finally over his fear of authority figures dressing him down in a classroom setting, Chillal decided to groom himself. The folks at Guinness World Records documented the process of sawing off a combined 29 feet of fingernail. It was grisly, and the footage will make you scream for a manicure. In any case, it sounds like Chillal finally got some respite after so much (self-inflicted) discomfort. He told Guinness in 2015 what it feels like to have fossilized keratin hanging from your fingertips: "I am in pain. With every heart beat all five fingers, my wrist, elbow and shoulder are hurting a lot and at the tip of the nail there's a burning sensation always." Now that Chillal's nails have been sawed off, they'll go on display at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Times Square with all the other freakish ephemera.<doc-sep>Community Corner Watch World's Longest Fingernails Get Chopped For NYC Exhibit Shridhar Chillal, 82, recently clipped his nails for the first time in 66 years. Reply MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY — Shridhar Chillal said he's a "free bird" after trekking from his hometown of Pune, India to New York City to finally take a clipper to his world-record-setting fingernails. "I will always remember that I don't have my nails now," Chillal said through his granddaughter and interpreter Shraddha Chillal. "I am not used to living like normal people, not like a normal man, but I am trying to adjust to live like a normal man, like a free young man." (Keep up with NYC events and news by subscribing to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.) Chillal, 82, decided in 1952 that he would not cut the fingernails on his left hand, but in his old age keeping his fingernails intact presented too many challenges, he told Patch. Every day he would have to put his nails into a special bag to keep them together and would need help from his family members for basic tasks. Living with the world's longest fingernails also took a physical toll on Chillal, who cannot open his left hand from a closed position and said he feels pain in his wrist, elbow, shoulder and all five fingers on his left arm. The man said he started to grow his fingernails out when he was scolded by a teacher who told him he had never committed to anything, and he took that as a challenge. The nails — which are longer than 31 feet combined — were unveiled Wednesday at the "Ripley's Believe It or Not!" museum in Times Square. It was Chillal's wish that his fingernails be donated to a museum after being cut off. "I was a little bit scared that my celebrity favor would go now, but today after coming here I realize that after this I have become a real celebrity," Chillal said through an interpreter. "Now, forever my nails will be remembered and forever my nails will be seen by people from all over the world." Photo courtesy Ripley's Believe it or Not! In order to host Chillal's nails Ripley's flew him from his home in India to see a doctor in New York City. At first, Chillal thought the cutting would be "easy" and attempted to use a manual clipper to cut the nails, but soon found it wouldn't work. The doctor had to use a hand-held power grinder to successfully chop the nails off.<doc-sep>Shridhar Chillal, the man with the longest fingernails in the world. | Image Credits: guinnessworldrecords.com New York: An 82-year-old from India will finally perform the mundane chore of cutting his fingernails after 66 years, as per a report by PTI. He is currently the record-holder of the longest fingernails in the world. The man, Shridhar Chillal, has nails that can reach the floor effortlessly even when his hand is raised to the same height as his chest. Chillal was given the Guinness World Record for having the longest nails in the world. He has not cut the fingernails of his left hand even once since 1952. After years of sporting the style, he is finally ready to let go of his gigantic fingernails and cut them. “I can’t move much, so every half an hour or so I wake up and move my hand to the other side of the bed," he was quoted as saying by Guinness World Records after his name was registered in the book. A ceremony has been organised at the Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum in Times Square. The museum will host the “nail clipping ceremony” on Wednesday where Chillal's nail will be cut after a long period of 66 years. The collective length of the gigantic nails was found to be 909.6 centimetres, about 100 centimetres short of one metre. His longest nail is on his thumb of the left hand measuring 197.8 centimetres. In 2016, his name was written in the Guinness Book of World Records for having 'Longest Fingernails on a Single Hand Ever'. After Chillal's request to cut his nails and immortalise them in a museum, Ripley's flew him from his city Pune in India to New York for the 'nail clipping' and to forever memorialise them in a Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum, as per PTI.<doc-sep>Pune: Shridhar Chillal, an octogenarian from India, will finally perform an ordinary chore that he has not done in the last 66 years - cut his fingernails - the longest in the world. Chillal, also a Guinness World Record holder, has not cut the fingernails on his left hand since 1952 and has the longest fingernails in the world. But now at age 82, he is finally ready to cut his nails. The Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Times Square here will host a "nail clipping ceremony" on Wednesday where Chillal's nails will be cut. It is estimated that the nails have a combined length of 909.6 centimeters. Chillal's longest single nail is his thumbnail, measuring 197.8 centimeters. He had made it to the the Guinness Book of World Records in 2016 for having the 'Longest Fingernails on a Single Hand Ever'. Chillal, from Pune, had requested that his cut nails be immortalised in a museum. Ripley's has flown Chillal from India to the United States to cut his nails and forever memorialise them in a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum. Chillal's fingernail exhibit will be officially unveiled at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square, according to a media advisory.<doc-sep>
Shridhar Chillal, 82, has not cut the fingernails on his left hand since 1952 and has the longest fingernails in the world. The Guinness World Record holder is now is finally ready to say goodbye to his nails. New York: Shridhar Chillal, an octogenarian from India with the world's longest fingernails measuring over 9 metres, is all set to finally cut his coiled appendages after 66 years at a ceremony in New York. Chillal, 82, has not cut the fingernails on his left hand since 1952 and has the longest fingernails in the world. The Guinness World Record holder is now is finally ready to say goodbye to his nails. Chillal had requested that his cut nails be immortalised in a museum and the Ripley's Believe It or Not museum in Times Square responded positively. They flew Chillal from Pune to New York to cut his nails and memorialise them forever in the museum. The museum will host a "nail clipping ceremony" today where Chillal's nails will be cut. It is estimated that the nails have a combined length of 909.6 centimeters (9.1 metres). Chillal's longest single nail is his thumbnail, measuring 197.8 centimeters. He had made it to the the Guinness Book of World Records in 2016 for having the 'Longest Fingernails on a Single Hand Ever'. Chillal's fingernail exhibit will be officially unveiled at Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square, according to a media advisory. He had decided to grow his nails when he was beaten up by his school teacher for breaking the teacher's long nail.