A man has smashed the world record for stacking chairs.

Stacked Chairs

Stacked Chairs

Restaurant manager Jay Ehson was recently awarded a certificate by Guinness after piling chairs to a height of 17 feet in Manchester.

Ehson eclipsed the previous record of 15.5 feet as he raised money to help the city's homeless.

He told Manchester Evening News: "Stacking the chairs can be very dangerous.

"It was important we picked a day when the wind was very light so they didn't blow over. People should not try to do this unless they are very experienced and confident in what they are doing.

"The chairs are not allowed to touch the ladder, but if they collapse in the direction of the ladder someone could get hurt. I had three practice attempts before making the official world record attempt on the fourth go."