Man has 420 needles stuck in arms

An Ontario man hopes he's set a world record for the most number of piercings in one day.

Nathan Robitaille had 420 needles stuck under the skin on his arms.

They were removed once the official count was complete.

London Free Press reports the 23-year-old from Chatham beat a North Carolina man who managed 301 in February.

It took body piercer Bobby Robichaud more than three hours to do all the piercings.

Nathan told the paper: "I just wanted to have a record and it's not like I can beat the fastest 100 metres. My mom didn't know what to say."

He added: "Some spots were worse than others. My forearm wasn't too bad, but it was pretty intense on my shoulders."

According to the 2001 Guinness Book of Records, Elaine Davidson from Edinburgh has the most body piercings. She's had 462 since 1997, of which 192 are on her head.

And the most pierced man is Luis Antonio Aguero from Cuba who has 230 piercings.