In 1968, London bartender Mike Meaney survived being buried alive for 61 days to set a world record—but the scariest part wasn’t the coffin or isolation; it was that he forgot to tell his wife. Mike had a custom-built coffin with ventilation and a two-way buzzer, food delivered through a tube, and even chatted with reporters and sang songs from underground while thousands watched him lowered seven feet in Kilburn. Meanwhile, his wife, Alice, had no idea what was happening until a reporter showed up at her door asking how she felt about her husband being buried alive. She rushed to the site, yelling down the ventilation pipe, “You’re a fool, Mike! You’ve always been a fool!” Despite the drama, Mike completed the full 61 days and claimed the record

In 1968, London bartender Mike Meaney survived being buried alive for 61 days to set a world record—but the scariest part wasn’t the coffin or isolation; it was that he forgot to tell his wife. Mike had a custom-built coffin with ventilation and a two-way buzzer, food delivered through a tube, and even chatted with reporters and sang songs from underground while thousands watched him lowered seven feet in Kilburn. Meanwhile, his wife, Alice, had no idea what was happening until a reporter showed up at her door asking how she felt about her husband being buried alive. She rushed to the site, yelling down the ventilation pipe, “You’re a fool, Mike! You’ve always been a fool!” Despite the drama, Mike completed the full 61 days and claimed the record