Egmond Molina has pulled a bus with his neck. There are sentences that invite a second reading, and then there are sentences that make your own neck quietly request a desk job.
In its May 6 report, Guinness World Records credits the Aruban strongman with pulling a 9,860-kilogram bus over 20 meters on January 9, 2026. The previous mark was 8,060 kilograms, set by Dmytro Hrunskyi in 2024. That is an increase of 1,800 kilograms.
A Remarkably Specific Collection
Guinness lists ten records for Molina, nicknamed the Human Crane. They include a 159-kilogram one-finger deadlift and a hot-water-bottle burst completed in 2.87 seconds. He describes his training as an “engineering process,” and speaks about representing Aruba and leaving a legacy for his family.
The combination is what makes the story stick. A record collection can read like a series of answers to questions nobody else had thought to ask. How much? How fast? With which part of the body? At some point, an ordinary household object begins to look nervously toward the exit.
Moving a Bus Is Different from Lifting It
The vehicle’s mass is the record measurement, not a measurement of the force on Molina’s neck. The bus remains supported by its wheels. Pulling it requires force to overcome resistance and, as it starts moving, accelerate it; that is different from suspending the whole vehicle above the ground.
Newton’s second law relates net force, mass, and acceleration. To calculate the actual pull, we would also need details such as resistance and the setup. The headline weight alone cannot supply that answer.
This does not make the performance ordinary. It makes the comparison clearer. Pulling a wheeled load is its own demanding event, and the unusual attachment is very much the part making the rest of us wince.
The Cost Behind the Spectacle
Molina also told Guinness about restricted breathing during the neck pull and injuries across his record attempts. His account gives a less effortless picture than a short highlight clip might suggest.
The phrase “engineering process” is an athlete’s description of preparation, not evidence that a neck can safely become a tow bar. This is a dangerous specialist stunt, not a training idea to borrow for the weekend.
The Pudgy Cat Take
The appeal is partly the absurd specificity. Sport can ask who runs fastest or jumps highest. Record-setting also has room for a person to arrive with a bus and propose a considerably stranger question.
Our preferred role is spectator. We will appreciate the achievement, leave the equipment alone, and allow the cat to demonstrate its own specialty: moving an entire household toward a food bowl without appearing to exert any force at all.
