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Welcome to Officially Amazing - The Best Of The Bunker. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:11 | |
Very shortly, we'll see this - skipping with humans. | 0:00:11 | 0:00:15 | |
But before that, another record you can try at home | 0:00:15 | 0:00:19 | |
in Officially Competitive - The Bunker Games. | 0:00:19 | 0:00:23 | |
And today, our three legends attempt the record for... | 0:00:23 | 0:00:28 | |
Let's brew up some rules. | 0:00:31 | 0:00:33 | |
Teabags must be dry | 0:00:33 | 0:00:36 | |
and thrown from behind a line 1.5 metres from the mugs. | 0:00:36 | 0:00:40 | |
Starting at one end of the row, | 0:00:40 | 0:00:42 | |
bags must be thrown one at a time into the mugs in sequence. | 0:00:42 | 0:00:46 | |
And the target for a new world record | 0:00:46 | 0:00:49 | |
is five teabags in five mugs in 30 seconds. | 0:00:49 | 0:00:53 | |
The Bunker crew have made their predictions | 0:00:53 | 0:00:55 | |
and 66% of them believe | 0:00:55 | 0:00:58 | |
Ray will throw the most teabags into cups. | 0:00:58 | 0:01:00 | |
Ray's bagsied first go, and just look at him work that teabag... | 0:01:01 | 0:01:05 | |
Oh! It's over to you, official adjudicator. | 0:01:05 | 0:01:08 | |
Three, two, one... | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
go! | 0:01:11 | 0:01:12 | |
Ray's aim hasn't improved since our interview. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
Maybe the aerodynamics of those square bags aren't quite right. | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
He needs a nice, delicate lobbing action. | 0:01:23 | 0:01:25 | |
Are Ray's famed bulging biceps simply too powerful for this record? | 0:01:25 | 0:01:30 | |
Anything is possible. | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
Except Ray getting a bag in a cup. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
Maybe a special song I've written will help him. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:42 | |
# Go, Ray, see jar Throw far tea... # | 0:01:43 | 0:01:46 | |
-Oh... -Unlucky, Al. That deserved better. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:49 | |
And look, in desperation, Ray threw two teabags at once. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
There's no two for one on these bags. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
-Come on, Ray, come on now. -Got to get one. -Come on. | 0:01:57 | 0:02:01 | |
Five, four, three, two, one... | 0:02:01 | 0:02:05 | |
stop. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:07 | |
Yes, that was TEA-rrible. Arguably even worse than that pun. | 0:02:07 | 0:02:13 | |
Shantha officially checks the mugs and... | 0:02:13 | 0:02:17 | |
no, nothing there. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:18 | |
-Well, the only way is up. -Steve's gone for pyramid-shaped teabags. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:24 | |
-Will they prove to be a better choice? -Go! | 0:02:24 | 0:02:28 | |
-Yes! -Three throws in and Siz is already in the lead. | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
Legendary lobbing. | 0:02:33 | 0:02:36 | |
On to the next cup now. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:38 | |
-Yes! -And that's two! This is it. | 0:02:38 | 0:02:42 | |
Look how fast he's throwing. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
Yes. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:46 | |
A terrifically tender toss into the third cup. | 0:02:46 | 0:02:50 | |
Yes, that target of five bags in mugs is in his sights. | 0:02:51 | 0:02:54 | |
That's it, that's it, keep going. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:56 | |
Oh, and cup a load of that! | 0:02:56 | 0:02:59 | |
-That's four. -Those pyramid bags are perfect missiles. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:04 | |
Look at that precise arc. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
-That's five. -Come on. | 0:03:07 | 0:03:08 | |
Come on, Yes! Six. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:10 | |
Brilliant. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:12 | |
Three, two, one, stop. | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
Brilliant bagging. He really put the T in Steve. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:22 | |
Wow. Let's see if Mr Cherry's chucking | 0:03:22 | 0:03:24 | |
is better than your punning. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
He's brought his pyramids all the way from Japan. | 0:03:27 | 0:03:30 | |
-Go! -And he's using a plate to hold his bags. | 0:03:30 | 0:03:34 | |
An incredible innovation. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
Classic, Cherry, and that's one. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:40 | |
Unlike Steve, Cherry's pyramids house green tea, not black. | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
Could that give him an advantage? | 0:03:44 | 0:03:46 | |
Er, it doesn't look like it. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
That was 11 misses before he holed cup number two. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:54 | |
He's got the crowd cheering. Can they inspire him to victory? | 0:03:55 | 0:04:00 | |
Maybe not. | 0:04:00 | 0:04:02 | |
Cherry! Cherry! Cherry! | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
That's three. Handsome hurling. | 0:04:06 | 0:04:08 | |
Three, two, one, stop. | 0:04:08 | 0:04:12 | |
Well, one final teabag did loop into a cup, | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
but it did so after time was up. | 0:04:17 | 0:04:20 | |
So, Shantha, did anyone reach the magic target of five? | 0:04:20 | 0:04:24 | |
Do we have a record? | 0:04:24 | 0:04:26 | |
Yes, we do. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
Ohh! | 0:04:28 | 0:04:29 | |
In third place, with an invalid attempt and a total of zero, | 0:04:29 | 0:04:35 | |
is Ray. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
Ray's attempt at tea for two cost him. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
Well, that and his 18 misses from 18 throws. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
And in the first place, with a total of six correctly thrown teabags... | 0:04:44 | 0:04:50 | |
..is Steve. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:54 | |
Yeah! | 0:04:54 | 0:04:55 | |
One of the strangest victory celebrations I've ever seen. | 0:04:58 | 0:05:02 | |
But what a win, despite only 9% of the Bunker thinking he could do it. | 0:05:02 | 0:05:07 | |
Yes, Siz has bagged his first Guinness World Records title | 0:05:07 | 0:05:11 | |
of the series and joins Cherry at the top of the leaderboard. | 0:05:11 | 0:05:15 | |
Look at that. A cup of tea, anyone? | 0:05:15 | 0:05:18 | |
No, thanks, Siz, because we must move on. | 0:05:18 | 0:05:20 | |
This is Acropolis, the team of 11 astonishingly strong | 0:05:20 | 0:05:24 | |
and flexible young men and women aged between 11 and 22 who compete | 0:05:24 | 0:05:29 | |
for Britain in the spectacular sport of acrobatic gymnastics. | 0:05:29 | 0:05:34 | |
This group of British, European and World Championship winning | 0:05:34 | 0:05:37 | |
gymnasts have gathered at Durham Cathedral, a famed sports arena. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:41 | |
-Really? -Er, no. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:43 | |
To do some skipping. | 0:05:43 | 0:05:45 | |
But instead of a rope, they'll be using... | 0:05:45 | 0:05:49 | |
Whoa, a small human! | 0:05:49 | 0:05:51 | |
Well, apparently so, because this is the record for... | 0:05:51 | 0:05:55 | |
Acropolis has sensationally, but hopefully temporarily, | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
split itself into two teams to compete for this title. | 0:06:03 | 0:06:07 | |
Let's hear from the two whirling human ropes, Finn and Georgia. | 0:06:07 | 0:06:12 | |
Talk me through what it feels like to be a human skipping rope. | 0:06:12 | 0:06:15 | |
-I imagine it's a little bit weird, right? -Just a little bit. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:19 | |
-Are you secretly enjoying it? -It's quite fun. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:22 | |
So, Finn, how's training been going for your team? | 0:06:22 | 0:06:25 | |
It's good. We've been keeping a log of how well we've been doing | 0:06:25 | 0:06:27 | |
and our time, and how many we've been able to do. | 0:06:27 | 0:06:30 | |
Jessie, what could go wrong? | 0:06:30 | 0:06:31 | |
We need to make sure that, firstly, | 0:06:31 | 0:06:33 | |
the skipper actually jumps over Georgia. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
If they slip, it's going to go all over. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:38 | |
And you need to make sure that her back doesn't hit off the floor, | 0:06:38 | 0:06:41 | |
or she'll end up with a bad back. | 0:06:41 | 0:06:43 | |
-Wow. So, lots of risk. -Yeah. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
Here are the rules. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:48 | |
Only full 360-degree revolutions of the human skipping rope | 0:06:48 | 0:06:52 | |
will count towards the total. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
Any failed jumps will not count. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:57 | |
The target is 40 skips in one minute. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:00 | |
Dave the medic is on standby for this dangerous record. | 0:07:02 | 0:07:06 | |
Remember, Acropolis is a highly-trained team | 0:07:06 | 0:07:09 | |
of acrobatic gymnastic experts. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:12 | |
Do not try this yourself. | 0:07:12 | 0:07:13 | |
Can they break the record? | 0:07:14 | 0:07:16 | |
54% of our wise watchers in the Bunker predict they will. | 0:07:16 | 0:07:20 | |
And it's team A up first. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
So, the two bases, twin brothers Paul and Stephen, | 0:07:22 | 0:07:26 | |
get to grips with Finn's wrists and ankles. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:29 | |
And Marcus is ready to start skipping. | 0:07:29 | 0:07:31 | |
Three, two, one, go. | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
Wow. They are flinging him through the air at a frightening pace. | 0:07:37 | 0:07:43 | |
Why have we picked a room with chandeliers? | 0:07:43 | 0:07:45 | |
At least it adds to the drama. | 0:07:45 | 0:07:47 | |
Look how high Marcus jumps to avoid collision with the flying Finn. | 0:07:47 | 0:07:52 | |
Sharp focus from the two bases. They are in perfect sync. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:57 | |
That's it, keep it up, guys, keep it up. | 0:07:57 | 0:07:59 | |
That's 25 skips at the halfway point. | 0:07:59 | 0:08:03 | |
They are well on course for the target of 40. | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
But now they're really battling against tiredness. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
You can hear Paul and Stephen breathing heavily with exertion. | 0:08:10 | 0:08:13 | |
Brilliant effort. And Marcus is feeling it too. | 0:08:13 | 0:08:16 | |
One tired slip now could bring this awesome foursome crashing to a heap. | 0:08:22 | 0:08:26 | |
-Time! -Oh, lovely! | 0:08:27 | 0:08:29 | |
What a dizzying display of hazardous high jumping. | 0:08:29 | 0:08:33 | |
Finn the human skipping rope looks a little dazed, | 0:08:33 | 0:08:36 | |
but while he unwinds, let's see how team B respond. | 0:08:36 | 0:08:40 | |
Go! | 0:08:40 | 0:08:41 | |
Unlike Marcus, Jesse is facing sideways as he jumps. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:45 | |
Could that technique prove to be better? | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
The bases, Liam and Angus, | 0:08:48 | 0:08:50 | |
are whipping Georgia round at a startling speed. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:53 | |
Absolutely phenomenal flexibility from this human rope. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:58 | |
Going really strong at the moment, this is great stuff. | 0:08:58 | 0:09:01 | |
Oh, a tiny miscalculation. | 0:09:01 | 0:09:04 | |
Jesse clipped Angus's arm, but somehow they recovered. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
They've matched team A with 25 skips at the halfway point. | 0:09:10 | 0:09:14 | |
But the margins are so fine. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:17 | |
You can see Georgia's T-shirt brush the carpet on some revolutions. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
The bases' arms must be aching. | 0:09:25 | 0:09:27 | |
Jesse's thighs must be burning. Georgia must be dizzy. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:31 | |
Amazing! | 0:09:31 | 0:09:33 | |
Can they keep going? | 0:09:33 | 0:09:35 | |
Last few seconds. | 0:09:35 | 0:09:37 | |
That's it, excellent. | 0:09:37 | 0:09:39 | |
-Big push. -Time! | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
Whoa! | 0:09:46 | 0:09:47 | |
Jesse bumped into Angus, but still somehow leapt over Georgia | 0:09:47 | 0:09:52 | |
to complete a final skip without disaster. | 0:09:52 | 0:09:55 | |
So, which team came out on top? | 0:09:55 | 0:09:57 | |
And did either reach that target of 40 skips? | 0:09:57 | 0:10:01 | |
It's over to official adjudicator, Mark. | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
I can tell you, both teams exceeded the minimum required. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:08 | |
The first team achieved 46 skips. | 0:10:08 | 0:10:14 | |
That is a new world record, but there are no celebrations yet | 0:10:14 | 0:10:18 | |
because we don't know how many skips team B managed. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
The second team achieved 48, | 0:10:22 | 0:10:25 | |
which is a brand-new Guinness World Records title. | 0:10:25 | 0:10:28 | |
They're almost too exhausted to celebrate, | 0:10:28 | 0:10:30 | |
but what a contest between these towering giants of gymnastics. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:35 | |
And what is this? | 0:10:35 | 0:10:37 | |
It's a gunge tank, but who's going in it? | 0:10:37 | 0:10:40 | |
Well, audience member Isabel decides to put Cherry | 0:10:40 | 0:10:44 | |
into the gunge tank of doom. | 0:10:44 | 0:10:46 | |
His fate is in the hand of Steve and Ray | 0:10:48 | 0:10:50 | |
as they attempt the record for... | 0:10:50 | 0:10:52 | |
Let's face it, Ray's rubbish with chopsticks, | 0:10:56 | 0:10:59 | |
so there's only one outcome here. | 0:10:59 | 0:11:01 | |
Yes! A gloriously gloopy Cherry. | 0:11:01 | 0:11:05 | |
We'll see you next time. | 0:11:05 | 0:11:06 |