Broken In Brief: 85% of country's largest DVD collection still unopened

HOBOKEN, NJ--Two world records fell on the same day as New Jersey native Mike Krazinski, 37, was officially recognized as both the owner of the world's largest DVD collection and the world's largest unopened DVD collection.

Krazinski, who is unmarried and lives alone atop a four-story walk-up on Willow Avenue, cemented his place in the history books when he opened a box from Amazon containing four titles, two more than were necessary to eclipse previous record holder Richard Blankton of Paducah, KY. For those counting, Krazinski was put over the top by his acquisition of the two-disk Navy SEALS director's cut tenth anniversary package.

What sets Krazinski apart from previous record holders is the portion of his collection that remains in its original cellophane packaging. Representatives from the Guinness Book of World Records estimate that between 84.3 and 85.2 per cent of the collection was touched only when removed from the cardboard box that brought it to Krazinski's residence.

Said Krazinski of this honor, "I would just like to thank my non-existent girlfriend. Without her continued non-existence I would not have the disposable income to purchase so many DVD's that I then never watch. Terminator 3 Extended Edition? What the fuck did I buy that for? Jesus... what am I doing with my life?"

After a solemn realization of the state of his life, Krazinski visited the Best Buy website, bought a Blu-Ray player, and started perusing HD titles with a new purpose.