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submitted 4 weeks ago by Emperor@feddit.uk to c/andfinally@feddit.uk

An Alaska woman had her massive mouth measured by a dentist and broke a Guinness World Record with her 2.98-inch gape.

Ketchikan resident Marie Pearl Zellmer Robinson said she always knew she had a large mouth, but hadn't considered it might be a world record until she saw a video of the previous record-holder, Samantha Ramsdell, whose mouth gape was measured at 2.56 inches in 2021.

"I just watched the videos a few times. I'm like, 'Huh, that's funny. I could fit that kind of stuff in my mouth too! Hey, I wonder if I can beat her,'" Robinson told Guinness World Records.

Robinson's dentist measured her mouth gape at 2.98 inches, earning her the title for the largest mouth gape (female).

"I've always kind of known I had a big mouth," she told the Ketchikan Daily News. "I talk a lot, and apparently I do have a physically big mouth, but we never really did anything about it. It was always just kind of a joke that I could fit two, you know, three and a half Jenga blocks in my mouth, type of concept, when you're kids."

Robinson said she doesn't show her mouth off as much now that she's an adult.

"When I do, it kind of creeps people out," she said. "That's a creepy jaw!"

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[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 16 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

earning her the title for the largest mouth gape (female).

Now I'm curious, the largest mouth gape (male), who has that title?

Edit:

Isaac Johnson

Largest mouth gape (male) 🍔 10.196 cm (4.014 in) - Isaac Johnson

[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago

I feel like every cafe burger these days is made for Mr Johnson.

[-] ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zip 3 points 4 weeks ago

Is there a record for smallest mouth gape that me and my tmj could apply for? If I yawn too hard one side of my jaw dislocates and I want a consolation prize

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Everything is bigger in Alaska

[-] Aggravationstation@feddit.uk 2 points 3 weeks ago

Hmm. Go on...

[-] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 weeks ago

she delivered in that video.

crazy

[-] idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

The second link doesn't work in the EU, but here is a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JVpwYkfcFg

this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2025
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