‘Tooth King’ May Try Chopper Stunt In Brunei

Kuala Lumpur - Brunei could see a unique feat of a man trying to use his teeth to keep a flying helicopter from taking off the ground.

Inspired by the presence of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Seri Dr Mahathir Moharnad, 37 year-old Malaysian, V Rathakrishanan, called the "Tooth King", set a new world record after he successfully pulled six train coaches weighing 260.5 tonnes for a distance of 4.2 metres using his teeth and jaws, AFP reported from Kuala Lumpur.

His Majesty and the Malaysian Prime Minister had witnessed Rathakrishanan on Saturday breaking Belgian Waher Arfeuille's 1996 record of moving 223.38 tonnes over 3.2 metres.

V. Rathakrishanan said his feat Sunday has been certified by the Malaysian Book of Records and would be submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for certification as a world record.

"Next I probably want to use my teeth to keep a flying helicopter from taking off the ground and maybe demonstrate my skills in Brunei," said an ecstatic Rathakrishanan.

Asked how he developed his strength, Rathakrishnan said that for the past 22 years he had been practising stick fighting, an ancient Indian art of self-defence, meditation and breathing clinics.

"It is the ability to concentrate and to focus your mind," he said. “I looked at prime minister's face a few times before I started pulling the coaches.

"After looking at Dr. Mahathir'a face... it didn't seem a great effort to me when the coaches started to inch forward as I pulled the rope that was attached to the front of the train," Rathakrishan said.

Dubbed the "Tooth King", he said he had been training for the past 13 months and planned to pull the train for just 3.5 metres.

"But when Dr Mahathir and His Majesty the Sultan appeared unexpectedly, it gave additional energy," he said.

Rathakrishnan said the prime minister urged him to break more world records. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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