This celebrity goo was created by player Steve West.
Scott Hardie replaced the difficulty provided by Steve.

publication date: Sunday, December 19, 2021 (part of Winter 2022)

category: Stunts

clue: Word on the street was this New York strongman was eager to meet Death face to face so he could drag him around the underworld with his pinky toe.

explanation: The "Coney Island Strongman" bent nails with his mouth, coins with hands, and lifted 450 lbs. with his teeth. There wasn't a part of his body that couldn't manipulate matter with brute force—except the minivan that killed him at age 104. more…

intended difficulty: very hard

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Denise Sawicki, Erik Bates, and Jesse King


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