The internet has been buzzing after a the young man who embarked on the cry-a-thon revealed he went blind.
According to reports, a Nigerian man’s bizarre attempt to break the Guinness World Record by sobbing for 100 hours resulted in him losing some vision.
The Nigerian man known only as Tembu Ebere confirmed in a report published by the Instagram blog Gossipmill that he lost some of his vision while attempting to set the record for the longest cry.
Speaking with the BBC about his health problems, the man disclosed that while he was trying to cry nonstop for seven days, at one point he temporarily lost his vision and was unable to see anything.
He also disclosed that a 45-minute period of blindness had been followed by concomitant symptoms like headaches, puffy eyes, and body pains.
He admitted that he needed to rethink his strategy and tone down his sobbing because it was giving him headaches.