Long fingernails

Wouldn't it be amazing to have long fingernails - I mean really long fingernails. Back in 2000, the record holder's longest nail measured 4.8 feet. HIs thumbnail was a giant coil with clear plastic tape wrapped around the root of the nail for added support. His index finger nail was 3.7 feet long and others ranged from 4 feet to 4.25 feet. This was the result of almost 50 years' effort, but he had decided he had had enough, and was going to auction them to the highest bidder and was looking for about $200k for all five nails (or so said the article on CNN.com in December 2000). I've just done a quick net search and can't see if he managed to get his asking price - or whether he's still trying to get a good night's sleep, and shielding his hand from accidenal bumps - fear the nails be damaged.
And who currently holds the record? The longest female fingernails in the world belong to Lee Redmond of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. They measure a total length of 6 m 62.94 cm (21 ft 9 in).
Also with the Guiness Book of Records: Longest Female Beard. Vivian Wheeler of Wood River, Illinois, USA grew a full beard after the death of her mother in 1990. The longest strand from the follicle to the tip of hair was measured at 27.9 cm (11 in) in 2000.