Man writes using 43 different body parts

A man is able to write calligraphy by holding pen using 43 different body parts.

Cao Ruiqin, 44, can form the elegant markings using his eyes, ear hole, nostrils, finger gap, wrist, armpit, belly button, elbow and knee joints.

Now he wants to apply for a Guinness World Record to have his talent recognized.

Cao started to practice Chinese calligraphy when he was six years old. He said: «I learnt from my grandfather. However, due to family poverty I could only write with a stick on the ground».

He explained how he started to practice writing with other body parts after a handicapped friend of his died. He said: «More than ten years ago a friend of mine had limb amputation surgery. He used to write very beautiful Chinese calligraphies and after the surgery he lost his biggest interest in life and died a few years later out of desperation».

«I decided to invent a way for people with special abilities to write and to improve their confidence in life».

Cao Ruiqin uses his ear to write calligraphy while also playing a woodwind instrument

Source: www.metro.co.uk