Sean Murphy lives in Lansing, Michigan. He loves animals very much so he thinks he has a great job because he works at one of the biggest pet stores in the city.
Last year, Sean was watching videos on YouTube and he found a video of a man who put 11 live Madagascar cockroaches in his mouth. These cockroaches were 2 1/2 to 3 inches long and their legs had sharp barbs on them. Sean had a feeling that he could beat that record. He bought some Madagascar cockroaches and went to the bathroom to practice. He put one in his mouth and he felt okay. The only problem was the bleeding in his mouth because of the cockroaches' legs.
After months of practicing, he decided to break the record on October 23, 2009. He invited his friends to the pet store and started to do it. He slowly put 12 Madagascar cockroaches in his mouth and held them in for 10 seconds. Then he put another one in. He continued to put 4 more cockroaches in his mouth and he held them in for 10 seconds. So the new record is now 16 live cockroaches in a person's mouth.
One of Sean's friends recorded this event and put in on YouTube. You can watch it but it is very disgusting. Don't watch it if you are scared of cockroaches. Madagascar cockroaches are very ugly.
Sean knew that he could put 12 cockroaches in his mouth but he was surprised that he could reach 16. Now that he has reached 16, he is thinking about going for 20 next year.
He is waiting for the Guinness World Records committee to confirm that he is the new record holder.
Poem
One by one they go in.
Madagascar roaches are not thin.
Good thing they don't bite.
Good thing they don't fight.
I have 16 so I win!
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