The longest nails in the world - beauty or ugliness?

Nails on the arms and legs of a person are the same horny plates on the tips of the fingers of the limbs of primates that cover their backside. By the appearance of the nails, you can identify a huge number of diseases, which to some extent, is experiencing the organism of their host. Most often, based on the condition of nails, they suspect tuberculosis, psoriasis, oncological diseases, bronchitis and a deficiency of various microelements.

But today, to meet women's nails, not covered with varnish, is not so simple. Brushing and coloring them in all colors of the rainbow, the ladies try to attract attention to themselves or to accentuate the eyes of those around them on the beauty of their fingers. However, some women, paying a tribute to fashion, grow long fingernails even on far not ideal palms with short, crooked and thick fingers. Looks like a manicure, to put it mildly, unaesthetically.

Even more difficult to call beautiful the longest nails in the world. Apparently, Christine Walton, whose name is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the owner of such dignity, is very strong health. After all, her fingernails in total reach 6.2 meters! The nails on her left hand are longer than on her right, namely 309.8 and 292.1 cm, respectively.

The longest nails in the world grew for 18 years. After stepping over the 27-year-old milestone, singer Duchess (stage name Kristin) stopped cutting her nails and at 45 years old, thanks to their length, managed to become a world record holder. Today, her longest nail (on the thumb of her left hand) reaches 91 cm.

According to the singer, the longest nails in the world do not interfere with her life at all. That's only a lot of trouble, requiring constant care. So, for example, only to cover their claws with varnish, the Duchess spends several hours. And if the painted nails of Christina Walton - a spectacle of questionable pleasantness, it is not covered with varnish - not for the faint-hearted.

Long nails on the feet in our time is also not uncommon. It remains only to be surprised how such a pedicure allows its mistresses to move normally. Meanwhile, and here is not without a record. So, the longest nails on the feet today belong to Louise Hollis from California. Her toenails have an average length of 15.25 cm. And their total length is 2.21 m!

To be a record holder in the nomination "the longest nails in the world on toes" is not easy. Louise can only walk in shoes on a high platform (at least 8 cm). In winter she does not wear warm shoes, like everyone else, because her nails do not allow it.

Fashion for long nails among men has not yet come. At least, if we talk about heterosexual representatives of the stronger sex. But this does not mean that men never grow their nails. They grow, and how! The title of the owner of the longest nails on one hand belongs just to the man. This is a resident of India Sridhar Chillal. He managed to grow nails on one hand with a total length of 6.15 m. And his longest fingernail grew by 1.29 meters. Such a "beauty" Indian holil and cherished for almost 48 years!

What for? The question, responding to which, owners of too long nails are unlikely to say: "For beauty." Rather, it is a way to stand out from the crowd, attract the attention of the masses, which does not require much effort. And accustomed to the long claws, their masters without them feel already as without arms or legs.