VIENNA, Oct 1: A Pakistani man broke the world-record for ‘ear-lifting’ in Vienna on Sunday carrying almost 62 kg (137 pounds) from a cord attached to his right ear.

Zafar Gill’s feat earned him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, as part of a day of record-breaking attempts in the Austrian capital, organised under the slogan “Vienna – Record-breaker”.

Gill had to use a special head-grip to protect both his ear and temple as he lifted the weight for seven seconds about 10 centimetres (four inches) off the ground.

After warming up with a more modest 30-kilo weight, Gill took up the record-breaking 61.7 kg with only a brief cry of pain.

Gill, who himself only weighs 90 kilos, trains everyday but insists he has never had any hearing problems due to his peculiar hobby.

Austria’s strongest man, Franz Muellner, was planning yesterday evening to pull a 60-tonne lorry for 30 metres (98 feet) using only a harness. And although the Austrian national football team are not exactly setting the world on fire on the pitch at the moment, the answer was perhaps in sight: a total of 613 volunteers managed to successfully play ‘keep-it-up’ (keeping a ball in the air using only your feet) for more than 10 seconds -- a record.—AFP