A small amount of water and a piece of an Alka-Seltzer tablet are placed in a plastic film canister. The lid is quickly snapped on and the canister turned upside down. Within a few seconds the canister explodes with a loud pop, sending the bottom of the canister flying through the air.
At just under 25 inches tall, Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India, is the world's shortest woman. She's a college-bound student, with dreams of making it as an actress. Still, she weighs just 12 pounds -- only nine pounds more than she did at birth. Even among dwarfs, Amge is tiny.
Junrey Balawing. Former shortest living man in the world, measuring 22.0 in (56.0 cm), verified by Guinness World Records in 2012. Balawing became the world's shortest living person again following Chandra's death in September, 2015, but is non-mobile. 1993- Hungary: 65 cm (26 in) IstvÃ¡n TÃ³th: Shortest man claimant, was said to be 26 in (65 cm). Verification by Guinness World Records needs to be checked. IstvÃ¡n died in May 2011 at the age of 48.