Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 04, 2021, 10:27 AM
Maxico: An Australian man broke a decade-old Guinness World Record when he burped at 112.4 decibels. Neville Sharp, of Darwin, Northern Territory, let out a burp that's louder than an average electric drill.Neville said that his wife encouraged him to attempt the official Guinness World Records title for the loudest burp (male). He spent five years preparing himself by honing the strength and noise level of his burps.He was taught how to burp by his elder sister Sandie Hunt when he was six years old. Since then, he has been honing his burping skills.The most difficult part of the attempt was gathering equipment to accurately measure the noise level of Neville's belch. The attempt was carried out at a studio that was acoustically dampened to ensure an accurate decibel reading. After the attempt on 29 July 2021, Neville said that he was "more than excited" that he’d finally broken the record."My reason for attempting to break this record was to be a world record holder. The secondary reason was because the world record has been held by an Englishman for over 10 years," Neville jokingly told Guinness World Records.The previous record was held by UK's Paul Hunn. He let out a 109.9-decibel burp 12 years ago.The record for the loudest burp (female) is held by Elisa Cagnoni who recorded 107.0 decibels at the 13th annual Hard Rock Beer festival 'Ruttosound' competition in Reggiolo, Italy, on 16 June 2009.