Bonnie Sumner, 81, decided to set a world record: “It’s never too late to begin to make yourself stronger”

http://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/well/move/dead-hang-world-record-longevity.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IlA.pVrc.OjmMfSYYTQFi

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ambitious_bones@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 202d (1 reply)

[...]hang on a pull-up bar for two minutes and two seconds. If she could do that, she’d earn a Guinness World Record for the longest dead hang by a woman over 80.

the_mighty_kracken@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 201d

I'm not going to be the one who makes the joke this time ...

FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 201d (5 replies)

Doing that with arthritis and keeping her wedding ring on. Her late husband Mark must be watching with pride, admiration, and a little bit of lust.

reddig33@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 201d (4 replies)

I would like to know what pain killers she is using. Old age hurts like mad.

FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 201d (3 replies)

Sheer fuck you I can do this willpower

Jerb322@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 201d (2 replies)

I would like to know who's was there to catch her. Falls from that hight are no joke when you are that age.

halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 6 pts · 201d

Falls from any height really. Even from sitting. It's easily one of the biggest causes of health issues leading to death. A broken bone for a normal person usually isn't life threatening, but for the elderly it can easily be a death sentence.

FireRetardant@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 201d

Ride or die

Airheadgreg@lemmy.wtf · 1 pts · 201d

A world record to start cleaning up the name Bonnie.

Jerb322@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 201d

I watched that for like 30 minutes! How long did she hang there?! /s