I've yelled at my kids to stop jumping off the shed roof. I've yelled "Where is the remote?!" as loud as I can. I've yelled when I've stubbed my toe on brick stairs.
Not sure I've ever yelled this loud, though.
Joseph McGrail-Bateup, an Australian professional air conditioner cleaner and honorary town crier, has been recognized as the world's loudest person.
Guinness World Records last week acknowledged the 58-year-old Canberra resident recorded the loudest ever shout by an individual. He yelled "now" at 122.4 decibels.
That broke the previous record of 121.7 dB set by Northern Ireland schoolteacher Annalisa Flanagan in 1994. She had yelled an ear-piercing "quiet."
If you're interested, here's a feature on the previous record-holder, Annalisa Flanagan, who does indeed have an extremely loud voice:
Ever the Australian gentleman, McGrail-Bateup said he only considers himself to be the world's loudest man. Flanagan, he argued, "gets to keep her record" as the world's loudest woman.
That's very kind of him! Especially considering he worked rather hard to get to this point:
He became competitively loud when he was appointed the official town crier of the national capital Canberra in 2017. It's an honorary and part-time role established by the local government which he considers "a bit of fun." His town crier name is Lord Joseph.
He makes announcements at community events, school fetes and car shows.
He is a member of the Ancient and Honourable Guild of Australian Town Criers, for obvious reasons.
Though it's notable that this isn't even the sole world record he's ever broken: In 2019, "he broke a speed record for an archer shooting 10 arrows."
Here's a bit more evidence of this chap's unbelievable vocal strength:
Congratulations, fella β keep up the loud work!
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