Andrew Dahl, a 13 year-old from Blaine, Wash., is claiming he has set the world record for blowing up balloons with his nose. No, that is not a made up world record category; those Guinness Book folks have thought of everything. Dahl blew up 213 balloons in one hour, all with his nose, Friday afternoon at the Blaine Public Library.

The tape of Dahl's record setting session has been submitted for review by Guinness World Records. This is the second time the Washington teen has tried to break the record. In February he successfully inflated 184 balloons in the same amount of time and submitted the tape to the Guinness people. They disqualified his entry because after the teen inflated the balloons, his Dad tied off the balloons. Apparently, this is against the strict rules of competitive nasal balloon inflation. This time, Dahl made sure to tie off the balloons himself. We hope to report soon on the ticker-tape parade that should be thrown to celebrate such an impressive feat.

"Balloons" courtesy of Flickr User Crystyl