Chanel Tapper, a student from
California, USA, has the world’s
longest tongue, measuring 9.75 cm
(3.8 in), from tip to top lip.
Her lizard-like tongue is twice as long
as the average, as long as the world’s
largest cockroach, as wide as your
palm, the same volume as a quarter
pounder hamburger and around the
same length as an iPhone!!
Here what she told Guinness World
Records about her record-breaking
body part in an interview.
When did you first realise
that your tongue was longer
than average? What
happened?
I was eight and my mom and I were
taking pictures for Halloween.
In one of the pictures we stuck our
tongues out. I noticed I had a long
tongue when the pictures
from Halloween were printed and I
saw it…but I guess it became
apparent in middle school when
people started commenting on it.
Why I stuck my tongue out at people,
I don’t know… I’m goofy! But there
are still some people from back then
that only remember me because of
my tongue!
What reaction do you get from
people when they see it?
For most people it’s a jaw-dropping
experience. It’s like they don’t
believe what they see and nie out of
ten times, they’ll ask me to do it
again.
Some girls/women have screamed/
jumped back. If there are other
people around, the person who saw
my tongue will tell the nearest next
to them.
I’ll often get asked questions like,
“can you touch your nose or elbow?”
and, “do you choke people when you
kiss them?”
But always, everyone in one way or
another is entertained by seeing it.
Despite the excitement of
having achieved a Guinness
World Record, if you had the
choice would you keep your
long tongue or choose to have
a ‘normal’ one?
This is my normal tongue. I was born
like this, so no choice would be
necessary.
Are there any explanations
for your long tongue such as
other members of your family
having the same trait or was
it just by chance?
My mom has a long tongue, but not
like my length. I believe I was born
without something underneath that
prevents it from extending far.
Does it affect your
relationships in any way? Do
you currently have a boyfriend
and if so, what does he think?
It does. Most guys that know or
already see it automatically have their
mind in the gutter, and so do some
females. I don’t have a boyfriend, but
the last guy I dated didn’t make it
that big of a deal, and I really liked
him for that.
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