A man nicknamed 'Maximouth' for his ability to stuff huge amounts of objects into his mouth has broken another record - for ramming 1001 straws into his gob.

Dinesh Upadhyaya, from India, holds an incredible 48 world records and has also stuffed 92 pencils, 79 grapes, 12 lit candles and five golf balls into his mouth for separate records.

The science teacher from Mumbai has since been given the nickname 'Maximouth' by his pupils due to his strange talent.

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Here science teacher Dinesh Upadhyaya is pictured with 208 chopsticks shoved inside his mouth

The towering 6ft, 6in tall record-breaker aims to break all 'mouth stuffing records as soon as possible'

Mr Upadhyaya claims the key to his ability is being able practicing daily. Here he is pictured with six table tennis balls in his mouth

He also holds a record for successfully shoving five golf balls into his mouth (pictured) and holding them there for a minute

He said: 'My dream is to break all possible mouth stuffing records as soon as possible.

'I have been practicing for these only since 2010 when I saw a record video in which a giant American named Todd DeFazio stuffed 70 pencils in his mouth in a radio station.

'After watching that video, it struck me that I can do better than this person.'

At 6ft 6in tall, towering Dinesh says the key to his success is practising daily - as well as his abnormally large mouth.

He said: 'To enhance my mouth stuffing capacity, I practice yoga and breathing exercises regularly.

'I also massage my facial muscles and using fingers I try to stretch the opening of my mouth as much as possible.

'I repeat this for up to ten minutes to make my cheek rubber-like.'

However, he has admitted his bizarre skill didn't come quite so easily to begin with.

Here Mr Upadhyaya is pictured with 100 marbles in his mouth, in yet another bizarre record breaking feat

He also claims to suffer a sensation of suffocation while stuffing things inside his mouth. Here he is pictured breaking the record for the most test tubes fit inside a mouth - 14

He added: 'It took almost four months for me to mentally prepare for the record. My first attempt was with pencils. I purchased 100 pencils of the same size - no. 2.

'At first I could only fit 50 in my mouth. I went through the most painful experience.

'But I was confident enough to break this record and soon, with practice, I increased my mouth stretching capacity and was able to fit more than 70 pencils.'

Mr Upadhyaya has also suffered some side effects to his unusual pastime, saying: 'After practice or a record attempt, I usually experience swellings in my mouth, especially in the lips and gum area.