A Florida dentist spends his free time pulling his car with his teeth

• A Florida dentist is trying to break a world record by pulling his car with his teeth.
• Mike Foley created a custom “iron jaw” out of leather to accomplish the goal.
• The current world record for pulling a car with teeth stands at 30 meters in 18.13 seconds.

A Florida-based dentist is working out of the office to break the world record for “fastest car pull 30 meters.”

Mike Foley, who works at Friendly Smiles Dental Care in Tampa, posted a video on Instagram showing the dentist in action.

Foley told the Tampa Bay Times earlier this year that he can pull his 2,000-pound vehicle 30 meters but in 30 seconds, which isn’t fast enough.

According to Guinness World Records, last November a man in the Syrian Arab Republic was able to pull a car 30 meters in just 18.13 seconds using his pearly whites.

Foley told ABC Action News that he grew up with a fascination with rarities and collecting shark teeth. His interest led him to begin making creations such as shark teeth, which were recognized by Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.

Now, he’s “having fun” with his current hobby, which was inspired by acrobatic circus, where performers hang from a trapeze using a mouthpiece.

“They would bite down on this piece of leather and hang on to their teeth and that’s why it was called ‘iron jaw’ because obviously you needed a strong jaw to be able to take it,” Foley said, according to ABC Action News.

This led him to create his own custom iron jaw made of leather, which he is now using in his attempt to break the record.

“I like to have fun,” he previously told the Tampa Bay Times, later adding, “I have a lot of work to do. I don’t practice much. It’s something to do when I have time.”