Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe July 18 (UPI) -- A New York man known for setting more than 600 world records added another to his tally by slicing 26 watermelons with a sword on his stomach. Ashirta Furman set the new Guinness World Record on Tuesday by placing watermelons on his stomach and slicing them in half with a sword. Advertisement Furman managed to cut through 26 melons in one minute, earning the new record. Furman has set more than 600 Guinness World Records, including more than 200 that still stand. Read More Indian man cuts off world record fingernails in New York Man solves 2,474 Rubik's cubes one-handed in 24 hours World's largest jigsaw puzzle created in UAE