From Our Offbeat Newsdesk   »   Multiple Guinness Book record holder Suresh Joachim ensured another entry to his name with a record-breaking 55 hours, 5 minutes of continuous ironing at a shopping mall in Brampton, Ontario.

The Sri Lankan-born Joachim erased the previous record by Eufemia Stadler of Zurich, Switzerland. Stadler completed 40 hours of continuous ironing from September 16-18, 1999.

Joachim currently holds 20 other Guinness Book records, ranging from greatest distance travelled on 'up' and 'down' escalators (225.44 km between May 25 and May 31, 1998), furthest travelled on a treadmill in one week (659.27 km at a gym in Paris, France), and longest dance marathon by an individual (100 hours in Toronto).

In September, Suresh also watched television in the lobby of WABC in New York City for 69 hours and 7 minutes, breaking the previous record by 19 hours. The event was covered daily on the talk show "Live with Regis and Kelly" as part of their Guinness World Record Breaker Week. He also recently set the record for longest time rocking in a rocking chair, at 75 hours.

The event helped raise funds for the Universal Fund for Suffering Children, whose funds are "utilized to save the world's children from poverty, disease and war." All of Joachim's stunts have been dedicated to this charity.

Joachim's goal is 150 world records, which would beat the long-time record breaker Ashrita Furman, who has accumulated 94 records. While Furman started two decades ago, Suresh only discovered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1991, and started record breaking in 1996.