Episode 12 Officially Amazing

This is the world of records - officially!

# Biggest shoe, weirdest face

# Fastest loo, tightest space

# Longest snake, smallest van

# Heaviest cake, tallest man

-# Longest ears on a dog!

-Ah!

-# Most poisonous frog!

-Ahh!

-# And a woman with a beard!

-What?!

# Officially, officially, officially

# AMAZING! #

Welcome to Officially Amazing, the show that's got more records

and record breakers than you can shake a stick at. Even a chopstick.

In this series we travelled the world to bring you the coolest,

wildest, fastest, hairiest and weirdest records

and record attempts there are.

Today's incredible official Guinness World Records include...

Haruka meets a man in Japan who is hoping his masterful noodle making

can get him two world records.

Stop!

Sizzling Steve turns his mind to a mental challenge

in another mesmerising, sizzle-rising record attempt.

Thailand, Belize, East Timor...

Al meets a record-breaking woman

with a frightening fascination for footwear.

Oh, I just love them!

And Al and I are in America

facing off with some record-breaking junk food.

But first, here's a record attempt that's...

Huh? Oh!

ARGH! Oh!

This is Sam, or as he likes to be known, Samsam Bubbleman.

A man so good at making bubbles he named himself twice.

-So, you're a bubbleologist?

-That's correct.

I do all kinds of things with soap bubbles from teaching

the science behind bubbles to breaking Guinness World Records,

-to making special effects for films.

-Wow.

So, everything to do with bubbles...

-Everything to do with bubbles, yeah.

-..Samsam the Bubbleman is your man.

That's right.

Sam already holds many records for his in incredi-bubbles and today

he's hoping to set a new one for the largest free-floating indoor bubble.

But before his attempt, I've asked Sam to show me

some of his other bubbly record-breaking creations,

like the longest chain of bubbles, or the caterpillar.

Oh, so this is the caterpillar forming then?

The wand becomes what I'm using to hold the bubble with

and the straw becomes what I'm using to make bubbles.

And lots of bubbles inside another bubble.

I... Wow. I lost count after about three.

-Ta-da!

-Look at that!

Look at that, you released them into the wild!

Now, I've always used washing-up liquid and water

but what's the secret to Sam's bubble solution?

Every great bubble man needs his... bubble solution.

-Yeah, I call it Super Pop.

-Wow.

Because I like to celebrate the fact that bubbles pop, you know?

Every bubble I've ever had has popped.

-What's in it? Can you tell us?

-I can't tell you I'm afraid.

-It's a secret?!

-Top secret.

-So, how did you come up with this solution?

Is it your own special formula?

Yeah, this is what I've been working on for the last 24 years

-and I've been improving it and improving it.

-Oh, no way.

Yes, way, your eyes aren't deceiving you,

Sam can also make square bubbles filled with smoke!

So, Sam, I loved all your bubble tricks

but you're here to do more than just tricks today, aren't you?

I'm going to try and set the new world record

-for the largest indoor bubble.

-How big could this be?

Well, I'm hoping that we'll get a bubble the size of a car.

Wow, that sounds great - if a little impossi-bubble!

Oh, that was a bad one. Oh, dear.

Anyway, whilst Sam makes his vast bubbly creations

using his giant wands and secret bubble solution,

our assistants will take photographs from all angles so that the

size of Sam's biggest bubble can then be calculated by computer.

He'll try this many times and when he's happy he's got a nice big

record-breaking bubble, he'll shout, "Take!" To cue the photographers.

Let's get the rules.

Sam is allowed to use his own mix for the soap bubble solution,

each bubble must be sealed at the end to make it complete

and Sam's biggest bubble will need to be photographed

to verify its size.

Right, it's record time again.

-Bubble assistants, are you ready?

-ALL: Yeah.

-Excellent. Official adjudicator Craig, are you ready?

-I'm ready.

-Excellent. Samsam the Bubbleman, are you ready?

-I'm ready, Ben.

Good. Then let's blow a massive bubble!

Well, it's big but not quite big enough to fit a car in.

Wow!

And just look at it dissolve as it pops. Amazing.

But he's going again.

Surely this is the one? It's a gargantuan bubble.

No, Sam thinks he can go bigger.

Remember, the bubble must be closed at the end or it's not

a proper bubble - more of a soapy windsock.

-Oh, is this the winning bubble?!

-Take.

Well, Sam certainly thinks so.

Now what happens is all the photographs that we've taken

of those bubbles will go off to a third party

who compiles them into 3D images. That's how they measure it.

This is the computer image they used

to calculate exactly how big the bubble was.

This bubble is so big you could fit a small car in it

but has it set a new world record?

Yes, it has.

That bubble would hold a staggering 3,300 litres of water -

that's enough for 33 nice hot baths.

Now, here's Haruka.

Ahh! Oh.

Oh.

We take our food very seriously here in Japan.

In fact, if you're in a Japanese restaurant,

you will hear a lot of people slurping their food.

Slurping is considered a sign

that you really appreciate what you're eating.

Be sure to remind your mum about that if she tells you off.

No-one takes their food quite as seriously as this man.

Meet Hiroshi Kuroda, he's a noodle master.

Today he's going to use his noodle-making skills

to try and break not one but two Guinness World Records.

But what exactly is a noodle?

Like bread and pasta, it's mainly flour, salt and water.

Noodles are made by stretching dough out and doubling it over.

Every time he does this, it doubles the number of noodle strands.

Then he has two stretch it out again and again,

and break the ends off to make the strands individual.

What does it take to become a great noodle master?

-TRANSLATION:

-You must work really hard every day

and pay attention to your noodles. You must never give up.

The noodle master already holds three world records,

including the longest noodle, at nearly 548 metres -

that's almost as long as 11 Olympic swimming pools in a line!

He also handmade the thinnest noodle at just 0.22 millimetres -

that is the equivalent of two human hairs.

Hiroshi's first record attempt today

is for the most portions of noodles made in three minutes.

That currently stands at eight but can he make even more?

As he prepares the dough for this attempt, the rules state

he must make every noodle strand under seven millimetres in diameter

and each portion should weigh at least 150 grams.

Noodle master, are you ready?

Three...two...one...go!

To set a new world record,

Hiroshi needs to make at least nine portions -

that is one bowl of noodles every 20 seconds.

Literally, fast food!

SHE SPEAKS IN JAPANESE

Just look at him go!

Doubling it over, stretching it out.

Every time he does this, the noodle strands get thinner.

Finally, he rips the ends off,

making them all individual strands to count as a portion.

SHE SPEAKS IN JAPANESE

One minute and 30 seconds gone.

Hiroshi must make sure his portions comply with the rules.

This is the eighth portion now.

That's quick but have they all been the correct weight and size?

He hasn't got long. Is there time to make one more portion?

-Stop.

-Oh, time's up.

The adjudicators are now measuring the noodle portions

to check they are all the correct weight and size.

Now, let's get the official result.

We had to disqualify three portions,

as the width of the noodles that we have measured

was over seven millimetres.

Oh, three have gone but did he get more than the required eight?

And with your total of...nine portions

you have achieved a new Guinness World Record title.

Congratulations!

He did! Hiroshi made 12 portions and although three didn't comply with

the rules, nine were legal and that's good enough.

So, that's one new world record under his belt.

Now he's got his eyes set on another one as he attempts to make

more than 65,000 individual noodles in one minute.

Thanks, Haruka. Now here's Al in America.

What's up and welcome to California, better known as the Golden State,

because of that golden thing in the sky.

You might not recognise that, Ben, that's called the sun.

Now clearly I appreciate a nice pair of shoes.

Well, the woman we're going to meet here today has

so many shoes, no wardrobe in the world could fit them all in.

She's definitely the Queen of SOLE.

Welcome to the world's largest shoe related collection.

Hi, Al, welcome to Darl's shoe heaven.

Darlene Flynn has fallen head over heels in love with everything

and anything to do with shoes.

I'm talking to you on a red shoe phone next to a shoe lamp

on a shoe table. I feel like I died and went to shoe heaven.

-Hi, Al, you doing OK today?

-Just talking to my mom.

Well, that's good.

-Darlene, what is it with you and shoes?

-Oh, I just love them.

They're beautiful, they're unique. They're just awesome.

What number got you the actual record for items?

My actual Guinness Record was 15,665.

-But as of today, I have 16,179.

-16,179.

That's more than a millipede would need. That is staggering.

Well this is a shoe room.

My first shoe room that I ever had in my collection.

'Yes, she did just say her FIRST shoe room.

'Darlene has a house full of shoe rooms now.'

It looks like a shoe threw up in here.

This is shoe everything.

Darlene thinks about shoes from the moment

she wakes up till the time she goes to bed.

She even brushes her teeth with one.

You have an electric shoe toothbrush.

Of course, every woman needs one of those.

Does every woman really need one of these?

Well, the shoe lady does.

The shoe lady needs it, OK, I'll accept that.

The shoe lady needs it.

And look, Ben, Darlene's got the same pair of slippers as you!

Oh, yeah! Not!

This one is called the 1507.

My son made it for me, cos it's made out of 15.07 in change.

-I paid 1,800 for this one and it's called Miss Vicky.

-1,800!

You could buy a 60-inch flat screen TV for that, Al!

I see a block of wood here. Can you walk me through that?

My son saw this when he was fishing and he actually

dug it out because he said it looked just like the shape of a shoe.

So the shoe obsession runs in the family?

I think I've found something in your house that is not shoe related.

-No, I don't think so.

-I did.

-What could that be?

-The two pups.

-I did it.

-Well, you know what, they don't look like shoes,

but this one is called Shoesy-Q and this one is Bootsy Shoebert.

Wow, it seems nothing is safe.

Right, from now on, Al, I'd like to be known as Ben Shoe-ires

and you can be, wait for it, Al Jack-shoe.

Ben! Your bad footwear puns aren't required today so go on, SHOE!

And as I leave Darlene, it seems that I've paid the ultimate price

for looking at her gigantic shoe collection.

From a large record breaker now, to some of the longest.

# These are the longest things in the world

# Yes, length is no problem here

# Some of the longest things in the world

# For the longest have no fear

# Well, Lukas Steiner loved getting dressed, you could tell

# With a lovely shirt and shoes to fit he scrubbed up pretty well

# But his acrobatic tendencies would make you all say wowsers

# Cos he did the longest backflip into a pair of trousers

# So who do you live with?

# Your mum and your dad

# Or brothers with bad habits or a sister who drives you mad?

# Well this lady lived with scorpions for the longest time ever

# In 33 days she got stung 13 times I'm not sure that was clever

# These are the longest things in the world

# Yes, length is no problem here

# Some of the longest things in the world

# For the longest have no fear

# Ken Owen love a lie in and he had pain resistant powers

# He laid down on a bed of nails for 300 hours

# But most of all my favourite fellow that we'll mention here is

# Anthony Victor with the longest hair

# To sprout from a person's ear

# These are the longest things in the world

# Yes, length is no problem here

# Some of the longest things in the world

# For the longest have no fear. #

Time now for...

This is Sailendra Nath Roy,

a fearless record breaker who wants to attempt to set a new

Guinness World Record

for the longest distance travelled on a zip wire.

But how is he going to do it?

Will he hang by his feet, his ears, or his hair?

Well, it can't be his hair, he hasn't got much of it

and it looks about as strong as candyfloss. But, hang on...it is!

They're tying his hair onto that hook, which he'll be hanging from

as he travels down the zip wire. Ouch!

Sailendra looks determined, or is that terrified?

It's hard to tell. So, will a brand-new record be born?

Or is there a good reason no-one has tried this before?

And as he puts his faith in his follicles

and whoever tied his hair in that nice plait, he's off.

Remember, his hair is supporting

the entire weight of his body right now.

Should the unthinkable happen,

like if his hair broke or his scalp, er...fell off,

then this hook, which currently bears none of his weight,

is a backup safety harness to stop him falling.

That's got to hurt, surely.

Yes, he's done it! Whoo!

There you have a very triumphant Sailendra with

a slightly baggy scalp.

Now, while they all make a mess celebrating Hindu-style,

let's head back to Haruka in Japan.

Part two.

This is Hiroshi Kuroda, or as we like to call him, The Noodle Master.

Earlier, he set a new world record for the most portions of noodles

made in three minutes.

But a man this driven is never going to be satisfied with just one

noodle record. He's now going for the most noodles made in one minute.

Hiroshi's aiming to make more than an incredible 65,536 noodles to

beat his own current world record.

Now pay attention because here comes the noodley maths bit.

The noodles are made by folding over the length of dough

and stretching it out.

Every time he folds it over, it doubles the number of strands.

Then he has to stretch it out again, making the strands thinner each time.

Double once and you get two strings of dough.

Double again, you get four strings and so on, doubling again

and again within one minute.

Until he reaches 65,536.

If Hiroshi can double that once more then he'll have,

I'm sure you've guessed it, 131,072 strings.

So, whilst The Noodle Master gets ready for the final preparations,

let's get the rules.

Noodles can be any length or thickness

but they must be individual strands and not attached to each other.

Oh! This is tricky!

-Noodle Master, are you ready?

-OK.

Three, two, one, go.

He's off to a great start.

Stretching the dough out until it gets thinner and thinner.

Hiroshi needs plenty of flour to stop the noodles sticking together.

Ten seconds.

He must remember to break off the ends he's been holding

in order to make them into individual noodle strands.

Only 20 seconds are now left. The pressure is on for Hiroshi.

Stop.

Time is up. He gave his all. But was it enough to set a new record?

Let's get the verdict.

Today you tried to break your own record for the most

noodle strings made in one minute.

Today's attempt was invalid as you didn't cut

the ends of the noodle strings that you had folded.

Disaster!

Hiroshi has been disqualified

as he hasn't managed to separate the noodles by taking the ends off.

But he's still the holder of the current Guinness World Record,

65,536 noodles made in a minute and to us

he's still the officially amazing Noodleman.

BELCHING

We, the people of Officially Amazing HQ,

worship a hero who stands above the rest.

His name is Sizzlin' Steve

and he's the very model of a modern major record breaker.

By day a student, by night asleep.

Still, there's just time in between to attempt some records.

But not just ANY records,

ones you can try at home.

-Sizzlin' Steve, you are about to attempt another record.

-Yep.

Tell me about it.

This record is for the most flags identified in one minute.

Entertaining and educational. I'm calling that edutainment, Steve.

I like it a lot. How many flags are there?

There's 192 world flags. The current record is 57.

-And you reckon you can do it?

-I think I can get about 60.

That's the confidence of The Sizzler, and if any man can, HE can!

So for this Guinness World Record attempt,

Sizzlin' Steve will be shown randomly selected

pictures of national flags one at a time

and he'll have to guess which country that flag represents.

So this is the UK flag, but what's this one?

If you got that right you're better than me.

To beat the current record of 57 flags guessed in one minute,

he'll need to name a country pretty much every second.

He needs to not just sizzle, he needs to be on fire.

He gets one guess for each flag and he can pass on the ones

he doesn't know.

OK, here we go. Player's in place.

On my count, Sizzlin' Steve, get ready to name those flags.

Three, two, one, sizzle!

Pass.

Ecu... Pass.

Pass.

Pass.

Pass.

Ten seconds to go.

Five, four, three, two, one, stop!

-That's your lot, Steve. How did that go?

-Not as well as I hoped it would.

What we need to do now is check with Claire. How did Sizzlin' Steve do?

Well, Sizzler, the record you had to beat was 57.

I'm afraid you didn't make it this time.

It's not a record for you today.

So sadly, fate has rained on Steve's parade

and drizzled on his sizzle,

but he still managed to get 30 correct in the time.

Good effort, Sizzler! Now for something...

This next record holder is officially bad for you, and when I say bad,

I mean terrible.

You know, you got to live a clean life - exercise, good nutrition -

and, honestly, you Brits are a lot better than Americans are at that.

You want proof, we're here in search

of the world's most calorific burger, and we found it.

This is where it lives, baby.

Welcome to the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas.

This place prides itself on being the world's unhealthiest restaurant.

-# Highway to hell!

-#

It's pretty weird.

These nurses are actually waitresses.

That guy dressed as a doctor is the owner

and you have to wear a hospital gown before you can eat.

It's like something out of a movie. But what's the film?

And who's the record-breaking star?

-HAMMY TRAILER VOICE:

-In a world where no-one is safe...

..one burger wants revenge,

and this time it's personal.

Starring...

..cooked in fat, and introducing...

-NORMAL VOICE:

-Oh, so a bit healthy. Ahem!

-HAMMY VOICE:

-One man with a loaded bun...

It...will eat YOU!

MUSIC FROM PSYCHO

Yep, it's pretty big.

Standing at around 21.5cm tall and weighing in at over 1.5kg,

it's the world's most calorific and, therefore, unhealthy burger.

And I'm going to eat it.

All right, guys, here we go. The first bite's going down the hatch.

I got lard on my fingers, I got a food mountain to climb.

You guys don't want to watch this. We need a burger fact. Let's go.

From the most unhealthy burger to the biggest ever burger

made in the USA in 1999.

It was over 7 metres across and it weighed 2.74 tonnes.

That's the same weight as an elephant.

Right, let's see if Al's managed to finish the tower of terror!

Ohhh, goodness! MOBILE PHONE RINGS

Hello?

Oh, hey, Al, it's Ben.

Ben, I can't move. I just ate this whole burger.

-Yeah, how did eating the massive burger go for you?

-How did it go?

Unbelievable!

Yeah, cos it seems to me you hid it behind the paper towels, Al.

It's still here!

Yeah? Yeah, make that face.

I'm disappointed. I'm not angry, just disappointed.

So now, to prove my point for Queen and country,

I, Ben Shires, will show you how us Brits do it.

Nyum nyum nyum...

# Rule Britannia Britannia rules the waves

# Britons never never never shall be slaves! #

-Mmmm!

-I don't know what to say...

And that, Al, is why you fail.

Dessert menu, please.

Well, that's the end of the show, but there'll be more fantastic,

fabulous and frenetic record attempts

next time on Officially Amazing. See you then.

BEN BELCHES

# Well if you need a pair of spare footwear

# I know where you should begin

# Cos we met the lady who's pretty shoe-crazy

# Her name is Darlene Flynn

# The Sizzler was sadly beat Too many flags led to defeat

# Hiroshi's a noodle master But he sound have gone a bit faster

# And Al and Ben got hungry for one big burger... #

Dessert menu, please.

# ..It's all Officially Amazing! #

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