The speaker is attempting to break the record for the longest fingernail, inspired by a picture of Kalyan news gluing fake nails on one finger. They start by gluing 400 fake nails onto their finger, but it's a painstaking process, especially with the nail glue taking a long time to dry. After many hours of work, they finally finish the nail, which is almost 200 nails long, but it's fragile and eventually breaks off. Despite the outcome, the speaker is proud of their creation and considers it a work of art.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Someone named Kalyan tweeted a picture of herself gluing fake nails to one finger.
2. The speaker was inspired by this picture and wanted to know the longest actual fingernail measurement.
3. The speaker bought 400 fake nails to try and beat the world record.
4. The speaker used both nail glue and hot glue to attach the fake nails.
5. The speaker spent a significant amount of time gluing the nails together, waiting for the glue to dry between each application.
6. The speaker used almost two boxes of nails, which is approximately 200 nails.
7. The speaker had a fair amount of casualties (nails that broke or did not stick properly) during the process.
8. The speaker's final nail creation was very long and had a natural, curved shape.
9. The speaker was pleased with the final result and considered it a work of art.
10. The speaker's nail creation was so long that it could be used to hide objects or as a makeshift slinky.