Minnesota youngster Isaac Johnson (USA) is the male teenager with the largest mouth opening in the world. Isaac previously held this record, but it was taken from him a few months after verifying it. Phillip Angus (USA) took the record from Isaac in November 2019 with a 9.52cm gap.
However, nearly a year later, Isaac was thrilled to find that his gaping mouth had grown large enough to claim the title at a whopping 10.175cm measurement. Isaac is able to open his mouth so big to be able to hold objects such as a baseball, a can of soda and even a big apple, and there would still be some free space left.
Isaac first thought he could break the record after seeing 2017 record holder Bernd Schmidt (Germany), who set the record at 8.8cm at the time. The boy was then determined to become the next Guinness World Records title holder, and ultimately succeeded in his endeavor. Now that he’s done his job, he often shows off his skills to friends or people who want proof.
One of the questions everyone asks is whether it hurts to open your mouth so much. For Isaac, it’s just a natural skill: “It doesn’t hurt but it can tire if I open it for a long time,” he explained.
Isaac’s jaw has attracted international attention. His TikTok video on the Guinness World Records account has been viewed over 77 million times and even made it known when it came out in public. “Once at the cinema the clerk who was giving us the tickets said to me: ‘You look familiar! Are you a famous child? ‘ We laughed and said he must have seen the Guinness World Records video! “
In the future, Isaac hopes his story and message about hugging her natural gift inspire others to be who they are and not allow anyone else to change it.
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