A long cigar break
Updated 07.59 Thu May 08 2008
Cuba's rolling king Jose Castelar is attempting to crack the record for the world's longest cigar.
He has teamed up with five assistants and is using nearly 93lbs (42.2kg) of top quality tobacco to assemble a 98-feet (30m) cigar.
He is using nearly 93 pounds (42.2kg) of top quality tobacco to assemble a (98ft) 30m cigar
He has been practicing for 59 years for this moment. His uncle taught him how to roll when he was just five.
Castelar is trying to get the world record back from Puerto Rican Patrico Pena, after previously holding it three times.
But he admits it will be tough to find someone able smoke the monster stogie.
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