Gross out?Call him Monster Claws. Romesh Sharma of India just nailed the record books with a combined left-hand fingernail fin·ger·nail n. The nail on a finger. length of 10 meters (33 feet)--scratching out the previous record of 6.15 m (20.18 ft). If you want to beat Romesh, plan on 50 years of patience. The average fingernail sprouts a puny pu·ny adj. pu·ni·er, pu·ni·est 1. Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak: a puny physique; puny excuses. 2. Chiefly Southern U.S. Sickly; ill. 3.6 centimeters (1.5 inches) each year. To maintain this growing pace: Keep warm, eat healthfully health·ful adj. 1. Conducive to good health; salutary. 2. Healthy. See Usage Note at healthy. health , and avoid smoking, so that your body can produce plenty of keratin keratin (kĕr`ətĭn), any one of a class of fibrous protein molecules that serve as structural units for various living tissues. The keratins are the major protein components of hair, wool, nails, horn, hoofs, and the quills of feathers. , the protein that builds nails and hair. Before you chuck your plans of playing professional basketball, be advised that long nails can make you sick. University of Georgia Organization The President of the University of Georgia (as of 2007, Michael F. Adams) is the head administrator and is appointed and overseen by the Georgia Board of Regents. scientists convinced volunteers to dip fingers into chopped meat and material filled with harmless germs. Even after scrubbing, "We found that the longer the nails, the less well nails get cleaned," says microbiologist Mike Doyle. And dirty nails can spread illness-causing diseases. Let's hope Romesh doesn't use his nails to pick his teeth. |
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