On Wednesday, on a hill in China's Chongqing municipality, 34-year-old beekeeper She Ping covered himself in 460,000 bees weighing 45.65kg (100 pounds) in a publicity stunt to promote his honey sales. The bee suit fell well short of the record 135 lbs claimed by India's Vipin Seth, according to Guinness. Ping claims he was stung about 20 times during the 40-minute stunt.
A Hundred-Pound Suit of Bees
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Read moreShe Ping, a 34 year-old beekeeper, covered with a swarm of bees on a small hill in southwest China's Chongqing municipality on April 9, 2014. Ping released more than 460,000 bees, using queen bees to attract them to his body, and made himself a suit of bees that weighed 45.65kg (100 pounds) within 40 minutes. #
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Read moreShe Ping prepares to wear 460,000 bees on a hill in Chongqing on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreBeekeeper She Ping is covered with a swarm of bees on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreShe Ping, standing in a shallow tub on a scale, has bees shaken loose beside his legs. #
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Read moreAssistants use burning incense and cigarettes to keep bees away from She Ping's face as his bee suit builds on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreShe Ping, nearly encased in a suit of bees, on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreAssistants work to complete She Ping's bee suit on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreShe Ping, during an attempt to cover his body with bees, on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreBeekeeper She Ping, completely covered in a hundred-pound swarm of bees, in Chongqing on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreShe Ping shakes off some of the 460,000 bees he was wearing, on April 9, 2014. #
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Read moreShe Ping shakes off bees while walking away from the scale he had just been standing on. He used queen bees to successfully attract more than 460,000 bees, weighing over 45.65kg (100 lbs), within 40 minutes, local media reported. #
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Read moreThe torso of She Ping, after wearing a bee suit, on April 9, 2014. #
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