Pattaya (Thailand), Nov 09: A Thai man crept into the Guinness Book of World Records today by spending 28 days in a glass room with 1,000 centipedes, 13 months after his girlfriend broke the record for living with deadly scorpions. Professional bug handler Boontawee "Noo" Siengwong, 26, put his love to the test, enduring several dangerous bites by the creatures, but emerged elated and weary from his enclosure in a shopping mall in this beach resort.
"I'm proud I could break the record of longest stay with centipedes," Noo said by phone from Pattaya.
"I was bitten five times during my 28 days and I had been well taken care of by doctors," he said.
"I have no plans to do another record yet, but I will defend my title if someone challenges it," he warned.
That day may be far off. There was no previous record listed for living with centipedes, so Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum Thailand, which monitored the session, established that 28 days would suffice.
A Ripley's representative said the firm would pass on the documents and other evidence supporting the attempt to the Guiness Book for verification.
Noo said he received support from his girlfriend, Kanchana Ketkaew, who is no stranger to sitting alone in a glass box with deadly insects.
Bureau Report