BARRE, VT (KCTV/WCAX/CNN) -
World records come in all shapes and sizes and now one Vermont high school student will soon have a wacky record to call his own.
Jeffrey White looks like an average sophomore at Spaulding High School in Barre, VT, but this 16-year-old will soon be an official world record holder.
"Normally people don't have a world record. It's something you don't really see every day," said sophomore Jeffrey White.
After completing a science test early, Jeff strung together a small chain of clamped staples.
Curious about his new creation, he checked the Guinness World Records book and found that the world's longest chain of staples was 422 feet held by a man in Bangladesh.
"And so I thought, 'oh, that could be easy enough,' so all summer I just worked on it longer and longer until I got my record," said White.
But after $5 worth of staples and more than three months of work, his mindset is a little different.
"My friend in art class was saying how staples logo was, 'That was easy,' I should send a picture to them saying, 'That wasn't easy,'" said White.
Every couple of months, the students at Spaulding gather together in the auditorium for a school assembly and variety show. Jeff chose this opportunity to show off his achievement.
"It is 133 feet shorter than the Titanic," said White.
Spaulding principal Chris Hennessey said often times it is sort of hidden talents that the students have that people would least expect.
"This is just the latest in a long line of really original and creative ideas that kids are bringing forward," said Hennessey. "He got a great idea and had an original notion and put it out there. He contacted the Guinness World Records."
At 750 feet, 9 inches, this staple chain is already more than three times longer than a Boeing 747. Jeff eventually hopes to reach 1,000 feet.
Jeff estimates there are approximately 20,250 staples in his chain.
Jeff is now in the process of filing paperwork to validate his staple chain with the World's Record Authority. He says that once the record is his, he is not giving it up any time soon.
"I don't know if I ever will. I'll keep going. If someone tries to beat the record, I'll just keep adding more and more," said White- a soon to be official world record holder who plans on keeping his quirky record.
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Jeff estimates there are approximately 20,250 stables in his chain. (WCAX/CNN)
Jeffrey White looks like an average sophomore at Spaulding High School in Barre, VT, but this 16-year-old will soon be an official world record holder. (WCAX/CNN)
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