Careful, They'll Stay That Way

By Joanna Miller in News on Sep 18, 2006 8:39PM

Does the name Kim Goodman ring a bell? She’s the south side woman who holds the top spot in the Guiness Book of World Records for being able to pop her eyeballs out of her head the farthest. Goodman set the record in 1998 and subsequently made the talk show rounds. We’re pretty sure she appeared in at least one commercial, too.

Now a Brazilian man is now trying to pop her into second place. Former truck driver Claudio Paulo Pinto popped his eyes out of their sockets 7 millimeters in January and says he has improved his capacities by more than 50 percent since then. Goodman achieved 11 millimeters.

Officially called “globe luxation,” eye popping doesn’t cause lasting damage, doctors say, but it can strain the blood and nerves in between the eyes and feel unpleasant. Pinto swears “it doesn’t hurt a bit.”

Most recently, Pinto was working at a haunted house in Belo Horizonte, 210 miles north of Rio de Janeiro. But he was laid off, and now has plenty of time to practice his moves. We think a pop-off is in order. Goodman? Pinto? Call us.

Goodman photo via flatrock.org.nz