USA Man Decorates Beard Using 710 Baubles For Guinness World Record

Santa’s magical white beard isn’t the only thing spreading holiday cheer this year.

Joel Strasser of Kuna, Idaho, USA, isn’t just decking the halls, but his face as well by turning his beard into a Christmas tree.

On 2 December 2022, the serial record-breaker attached an impressive 710 wearable multi-coloured holiday ornaments to his beard, achieving the record title for the most beard baubles in a beard.

 

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Also known as “beardaments,” the festive, clip-on facial hair accessories are colourful jingling balls for brightening up bristly faces.

It isn’t the first time Joel has sported a well-ornamented beard.

“December of 2019 was the first time I stuck an ornament in my beard and the first time I broke the record,” said Joel.

“Ever since then I’ve re-broken my own record every Christmas as I’ve improved my beard bauble technique.”

Joel first broke the record in 2019 using 302 baubles, then in 2020 with 542 baubles, and a third time in 2021 with 686 baubles.

Joel also admits that it’s helpful to first get into a festive spirit by playing some appropriate Christmas music.

“It helps my beard be more receptive to the baubles,” he said.

Joel also says that while his friends and family are proud of his latest record title achievement, they think it’s a little bizarre.

“They think I’m nuts, and I guess I sort of am. You have to be a little crazy to break a bunch of records with your beard,” he said.

Joel encourages those who would like to break a record to give it their best shot.

“It can be done! If a schlub like me can break world records, so can you,” he said.