Cry-a-thon: TikToker attempts to break Guinness record for longest hours crying

A Nigerian TikToker has set out on a teary endurance race in an etch to break Guinness World Record as the world’s longest crier.

In a video seen by K24 Digital, the man who goes by the name 237 Towncryer on TikTok wailed for two hours straight and intended to cry for the next 98 hours to break the record at 100 hours.

Town Cryer embarked on this odd challenge on his social media lives as of Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

On Google, there’s no record of any person embarking on such a bizzare challenge before the TikToker.

The video has broken the airwaves with many dubbing the daring challenge ‘Cry-a-thon’ as they hype him up.

However odd the marathon is, Towncryer is known for wailing on his comedy skits as it’s his content creation signature.

Tweeps react on cry-a-thon

The bizarre challenge has attracted online reactions, with netizens flocking to his comment section, sharing and reposting this hilarious and odd marathon.

Cameroonian man, 237 Towncryer has started his crying marathon to set a world record.

He has tagged it a cry-a-thon. pic.twitter.com/nQE7nvTVMq

— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) July 11, 2023

Hilda Baci

The unheard-of challenge comes months after Hilda Baci, a Nigerian chef attempted the record for the longest cooking non-stop by an individual.

Hilda was confirmed last month by the Guinness World Record as the new holder for the much-coveted record after cooking for 100 hours straight.

“Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken the record for the longest cooking marathon” Guinness World Record wrote on their site.

The chef embarked on the challenge on Thursday, May 11 cooking non-stop through May 15, cooking more than 100 dishes of meals within the 4-day marathon.