Man beats world for bungee 'dunking' into cup of tea

How far are you willing to go for a good cup of tea? This man went over and above the odds to get his!

Simon Berry plunged 70ft through the air, attached to a bungee cord, to dunk a biscuit in his cuppa - and he's broken a world record in the process.

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This tea-lover from Sheffield was able to dunk a chocolate HobNob into his mug as his bungee cord reached full extension.

He received the Guinness World Records title for the 'highest bungee dunk'.

This was an exercise in extreme precision and dedication and although it may have looked easy, it definitely wasn't.

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