Ashrita Furman, a 52-year-old man from New York claims to have set yet another world record. Well known for setting as many as 54 bizarre world records, Furman is claiming another entry in the Guinness Book of World Records by doing the maximum squat thrusts in one minute.

But the beauty of Furman's recent record lies in its duality. Not only did he do maximum squats, he performed the feat on the back of an elephant.

"To me the real beauty of this record is that I did it on the back of a live elephant," AP quoted Furman as saying. "I've had this dream of doing a record on the back of an elephant for many, many years but I've had no way of really accomplishing it until I came to Thailand."

Furman, a self-styled athlete, has several records listed in the Guinness database, including most underwater rope jumps in one hour, longest time juggling underwater, fastest mile on a pogo stick and fastest marathon mile skipping to name a few.

Furman's new claim is subject to confirmation from the international record collecting organization.