A diver has set a new world record for the length of time spent sitting in a barrel at the top of a pole
, he said:"I can just curl up in a foetal position so I do wake up with aches and pains."
He added:"It's amazing how the body adapts. The first week was the worst but after that I got into a routine."The barrel is small but one of the requirements is that it has to be a certain size so I am limited in the space." Answering the question on everyone's mind about how he manages bodily functions, he said:"Everything comes up by bucket and I have ground crew below. Restaurants are providing me with food so I have different food.He said it is quite high and he had to go up by helicopter and will probably go back down the same way.Mr Kruger probably doesn't suffer from vertigo
Asked what advice he would pass on to anyone thinking of taking on his record, he said:"I think people must be mentally prepared. previous time I was much younger and it was more of a physical problem but this time it's more of a mental challenge.He admitted earlier in the challenge was an anticlimax this time around, with his wife and children staying at home on the other side of South Africa.The Times reported he said his wife was"not very supportive" this time.
Organiser Fiona Jones told the Guardian:"Vernon is not coming down when he breaks his record. He's going to stay a little longer.
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