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Man Stuffs 38 T-Shirts In A Microwave To Break World Record (VIDEO)

HuffPost Weird News   First Posted: 01/19/12 12:15 PM ET Updated: 01/19/12 10:56 PM ET

How far will some people go for greatness? How about 38 t-shirts?

That's how many it took for Orrin Gilkison of Lakeland, Fla., to set a new world record for "Most T-shirts Stuffed Into A Microwave."

In the process, Gilkison broke the previous record of 33 shirts set in November, 2011, by Art Hoffman of Louisville, Ky.

Stuffing shirts in a microwave isn't easy, especially because they must all be adult-sized and the door on the microwave must close fully without any excess fabric hanging outside the door seal.

As a reward for setting this all-important shirt-stuffing record, Gilkison is getting a patch from Recordsetter.com, the agency that certified this and other weird world records, such as the one recently set by Mark Joules of London, England, for "Most Toasted Marshmallows Stuck On One Face" by sticking 50 on his mug.

Those aren't the only weird world records being set these days. For more check out the gallery below.

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How far will some people go for greatness? How about 38 t-shirts? That's how many it took for Orrin Gilkison of Lakeland, Fla., to set a new world record for "Most T-shirts Stuffed Into A Microwave...
How far will some people go for greatness? How about 38 t-shirts? That's how many it took for Orrin Gilkison of Lakeland, Fla., to set a new world record for "Most T-shirts Stuffed Into A Microwave...
 
 
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12:31 AM on 02/03/2012
Minecraft in the background
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deucejuice
02:58 PM on 01/20/2012
You know this guy is lame 'cause he actually has a Scream 4 poster on his wall.
Al Schrader
Don't limit your potential
11:38 AM on 01/20/2012
Last week I bought this microwave at a yard sale. Strange thing. Came with a 3 piece suit, two pairs of extra pants, and a tie. Go figure....Al-
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acarioti
Al Carioti lives in Orlando, Flo
10:14 AM on 01/20/2012
Why am I here?
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Can you put your country before your party?
01:29 PM on 01/20/2012
To get me a sandwich?
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rewith85man
Expressing Who I Am
04:13 PM on 01/20/2012
Get me one at Subway or Zaxby's.
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Davedawg
09:28 AM on 01/20/2012
I'll show him.... I've got 39 T-Shirts ready to defrost, he wont hold the record long, trust me he's nothing but a flash in the pan, or jack in the box whichever the case may be
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clydehamilton
I'm wonderful!
09:32 PM on 01/19/2012
Now that's news! Greatest article ever! As in ever!
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rewith85man
Expressing Who I Am
04:14 PM on 01/20/2012
and dumbest article also.
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09:09 PM on 01/19/2012
i read . then watched too :(
07:49 PM on 01/19/2012
this Article could be a good canidate for stupidest articles of 2012
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nofriendofrepublicans
Mother friendly.
07:11 PM on 01/19/2012
Why did I read this?
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Heidi Dietrich
Furkids are people too.
04:57 PM on 01/19/2012
His mother must be so proud.
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Helen Greenfeld
"There is Nothing New Under the Sun"
03:33 PM on 01/19/2012
will wonders never cease? this guy has too much time on his hands.