Youtuber Zamorano Plex completed the task proposed by Pablo Motos in Anthill: to pass buried alive for two days. For 48 hours he remained in a coffin located underground, not far from the Antena 3 studio. That’s where he was. oxygen, first aid kit, food, water, mattress or even a toilet. His followers could always see how he was doing live on his YouTube channel. Finally, yesterday’s guest on the show, Lamin Yamalhelped dig him out to make sure he was okay. Challenge overcome.
This may seem like a feat, and it is, but the truth is that throughout history there have been many cases where people have voluntarily remained buried for many more days than Plex. The Guinness Book of Records is 9 daysalthough there were people who endured much longer. If they are not registered as such, it is because in 1991 Guinness World Records officials have decided to stop studying these cases because of the safety concerns they raise.
They thought that since there was no official way to break the record, people would not try. But they were wrong. People have an obsession with improving themselves and, above all, others. You don’t need a document to prove it. So there are many people who have tried. Without a doubt, the most striking example is the case of the English language. Jeff Smithwho remained buried alive for a total of 150 days in 1998. Plex is far from these numbers, but will surely make many lists.
Latest Guinness World Record: Buried Alive for 9 Days
For the time being, and perhaps forever, Guinness World Record the italian has it Faroppo LorenzoA 78 year old man who in 1898 He remained buried alive in Turin for 9 days. He did it inside “Le Carnice”a safety coffin designed by the Russian Count Michel de Karnitz-Karnitzky.
A tube was attached to the outside of the coffin, allowing Lorenzo to breathe over time. He remained inside from December 17 to 26. The Guinness World Record was his special Christmas present.
Jeff Smith’s Great Milestone
In 1998Seven years after the Guinness Book of Records stopped recording these records, the British Jeff Smith He remained for 150 days in a coffin buried next to a pub in the town of Mansfield.
He says he would like to continue this. his mother’s awakening, who was buried alive for 101 days. He did it 30 years ago, when he was 7 years old. At that time, he could have entered the Guinness Book of Records, but for some reason, it did not happen. Perhaps he did not ask for it, or the judges saw some inconsistency in the process.
The thing is, Smith wanted to break his mother’s record, as well as what he considers to be the world record. founded by an American in 1981. It makes sense that, like Lorenzo, he had a ventilation system that allowed him to breathe. Otherwise, survival would have been radically impossible.
In Search of the Record That Never Appeared
In 2004wizard Zdenk Zahradkaknown professionally as fakir Ben Gan, He remained buried alive for 10 days as part of the activity European Festival of Magic. It also had a vent tube, but not as many consumables as the Plex. In fact, when it came out, it weighed 8.5 kg less that when he entered and said that the worst thing was the thirst he felt inside the coffin.
With this figure, the 50-year-old magician broke his own record in 4 days. However, his goal was to have the Guinness Book of World Records officially recognize this as a world record. Unfortunately, for reasons we have already seen, he was unsuccessful.
Another day since Plex was buried alive
In 2017Irishman John EdwardC, 61, was buried alive for 3 days. Their goal was to broadcast the funeral and use it as a means to instill hope in those going through difficult times.
At that time Edwards, who He was an alcoholic and a drug addict.had already been sober for 20 years. So he decided to send a message of hope in this way.
Plex and the others had oxygen: what if there wasn’t?
In 2012 A much more tragic incident occurred. Janaka BasnakaeA 24-year-old man has died in Sri Lanka while attempting to break his own record by being buried alive in a ditch. The young man had already tried it twice. In one This lasted for 2 hours and another 6.5 hours. However, this time, after just six hours, the family sensed that something was wrong. When they dug him out, he was no longer breathing and emergency services could do nothing to save him.
A person can barely survive a few minutes without oxygen. In the case of burial in a coffin, it is necessary to take into account the oxygen reserves that remain sealed inside. Therefore, survival depends on factors such as the size of the coffin. And also how the person feels inside, since a nervous person consumes much more oxygen than a calm person. Despite this, scientists have not come to a consensus on how long a person can remain buried alive without oxygen.
Basnayake showed that 6 hours is usually too much. Fortunately, Pablo Motos did not ask Plex to do this. without oxygen. They tried to ensure all safety measures, and the YouTuber returned to the surface safe and sound. But is it worth the risk?
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