This Genius Figured Out How to Have the Longest Birthday Ever

German man Sven Hagemeier set a world record on August 4, 2014, for the longest birthday — 46 hours — by flying from Auckland, New Zealand, to Brisbane, Australia, and then Honolulu, Hawaii, where his wife was waiting to greet him, according to Guinness World Records.

This year, he will just celebrate his 27th birthday at home with friends and family.

Nargis Bhimji of Karachi held the record previously. In June 1998, her birthday lasted 35 hours, 25 minutes, because she flew from Karachi to Singapore to San Francisco.

PHOTOS: Beautiful Long Exposures of Airplanes at Night

College Point Blvd., College Point, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.

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36th Ave., Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.

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Hermon MacNeil Park, College Point, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn, N.Y., June 2014.

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Queens Botanical Garden, Flushing, Queens, N.Y., June 2014.

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Flushing, N.Y., July 2014.

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Ocean Blvd., Atlantic Beach, N.Y., July 2014.

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Spray View Ave., Far Rockaway, N.Y., July 2014.

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