I have the world’s longest tongue – at 3.97inches it can hold five ring donuts and I never have to use a napkin
AN INVENTIVE young man has revealed all the pros of having the longest tongue in the world.
From holding five donuts to getting that last bit of ketchup on his cheek, Nick Stoeberl from California found his extended taster can do more than just hold records.
The Salinas native always knew his tongue was longer than average, but he was shocked to learn that it would one day be deemed an award winner.
“I’ve always sort of known I’ve had a long tongue, just like you would know if your hand was bigger,” he said.
Coming in at 3.97 inches, Stoeberl took advantage of his strange feature at a young age to wig others out.
“It was quite useful on long road trips being in the back seat and sticking out my tongue [at people],” he told Guinness World Records in November of last year.
Drivers would be shocked to see not one but two mouths agape on the freeway, as Stoeberl’s brother also has a significantly long guy.
“Growing up we’ve stuck our tongue out at each other enough to be like ‘hey, we’ve got some long tongues,'” the record holder said.
Now, he’s known to stick his tongue out in order to appease his friends.
“Every time I’m introduced to someone new, they’re like ‘hey this is Nick Stoeberl, he has the longest tongue in the world,” the popular Californian said.
“So upon meeting someone, immediately I just have to stick my tongue out at them.”
Other than just impressing strangers, his tongue can be useful in more ways than one.
“My tongue is useful for a lot of the conventional things you would think,” he said.
“Licking lollipops, eating ice cream, and getting all the pudding out of the bottom of the cup.”
Stoeberl said you won’t ever see him using a napkin after eating, instead, he’ll just whip out his God-given taster.
“It’s eco-friendly,” he said jokingly.
He’s even developed an artistic hobby that implements his above-average organ.
“I use my tongue to create… you could call it art I guess,” he told Guinness last year.
“I wrap my tongue in cling wrap, dip that in acrylic [paint] and apply that to a canvas.
“I know it’s rather long and I can do that so why not express myself through that medium?”
However, not everything is sweet when you have a tongue of this size.
Stoeberl admitted that he does have some health concerns, and said that people can be crude with unsolicited messages online.
“On thing I’ve learnt is that I’m actually at more risk of choking on my tongue while sleeping, so that’s not good,” he said.
“I get requests and strange emails saying you should do this silly thing which I have no interest in… at least, not for free!”
Despite the downfalls, he looks back at his 2012 award fondly and said he was “stoked” to take home the prize.
Over a decade later, he still easily holds the title for the longest tongue in the world, and it doesn’t look like he’ll be contested any time soon.
