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This is the world of records.

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# Officially.....

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# Biggest shoe! Weirdest face!

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# Fastest loo! Tightest space!

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# Longest snake! Smallest van!

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# Heaviest cake! Tallest man!

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-# Longest ears on a dog!

-Aww

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-# Most poisonous frog!

-Ahhh!

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-# And a woman with a beard!

-What?

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# Officially, officially, officially

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# Amazing! #

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Hello, I'm Ben Shires,

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and this is Officially Amazing, the show that scours the world

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to bring you the coolest, heaviest,

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loopiest, creepiest

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and weirdest world records.

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And, boy, have we got cool and weird coming up today.

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We'll see some incredible official Guinness World Record attempts,

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including...

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Catching!

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..this man, who attempts a bizarre world record with chopsticks,

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under the watchful eye of our Japanese reporter, Haruka.

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Sitting!

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I travel to Germany, for a record attempt featuring extreme sitting.

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Flying!

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And our American reporter Al finds out how this man's

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obsession with designing paper planes won him a new world record.

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But first, let's see some of our furry friends doing something...

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-Officially...

-Barking!

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Whee!

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Urgh!

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Look at this! We're in Huntington Beach, California.

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It's on the West Coast of America

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and, believe me, it is very, very hot.

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I'm beginning to think that this bowtie was not such a great idea.

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This is one of the world's top surfing destinations,

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but we haven't come here for a human surfing record.

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Today we're going to be meeting these guys.

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That's right, surfing dogs.

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Today, the aim is to see how many dogs can surf on the same wave.

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Amazing.

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But, to make it a new Guinness World Record, more than 20 dogs

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will need to ride one wave at the same time for at least five seconds.

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Sounds impossible, but then I'm not much of a salty sea dog myself.

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I say, old chap, who's that screaming idiot over there

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giving us Brits are bad name?

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Don't worry, Guv, I'll go sort him out.

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Seeing as this is a Stateside world record attempt,

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I've called in the help of our American reporter Al.

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That's right. Welcome to America, little man.

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Welcome. I mean, you look good, you look like you're dressed for it.

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Yeah, well, I knew what Americans wear on the beach, and this is that.

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-Well, you nailed it, brother.

-Thank you.

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Enough talk of what I'm wearing, let's go and meet some dogs,

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because I believe "surf's pup". Yeah!

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For the last four years, dogs of all shapes and sizes

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have been coming here for the annual Surf City Surf Dog event.

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But this year they're going to try and set the record

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for the most dogs riding one wave.

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But, before anyone gets their paws wet, it's time

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for a little warm-up event, in the form of a costume contest.

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Never mind bikinis and mankinis - what about dog-kinis?

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Raven D Rockstar, here, was voted Best In Show.

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And this pooch was obviously furious

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when the judges decided that crab hats were a bit last season.

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GROWLING

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BARKING

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Catwalk - or rather dogwalk - over, it's time for the hounds

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to hit the surf for some practice.

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So, how do they do it?

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Well, to help them hang on, the dogs use soft-topped surfboards,

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so they can dig their claws in,

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and they also wear a canine flotation device,

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just in case their doggie paddle isn't up to scratch.

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Most of the dogs taking part in today's challenge

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are pretty talented and can even do a few tricks.

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And one of the riders here today is a legend in the surfing dog world.

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This is Abbie, a six-year old Australian kelpie -

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the Jessica Ennis of dog surfing.

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In 2011, she set the record for the longest wave ridden

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by a dog in open water, when she surfed a massive 107 metres.

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That's about the length of a football pitch!

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Who's a clever girl?

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But today, she's working with some of her friends,

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to try and set a new world record.

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Later in the show, not one, not two, not thr-...

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We'll be here all day, at this rate - it's 20.

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20 dogs will take to the water on their little surfboards

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and try and surf the same wave for five seconds.

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Hmm, looks tough to me.

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Can they do it? Well, we'll find out later.

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Now, trying to break world records and set new ones isn't easy,

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as Haruka's going to demonstrate in...

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-Officially...

-What?

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Argh!

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Thanks, Ben. Today we have a new Guinness World Record attempt

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in Germany that didn't quite go according to plan.

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So, what goes wrong? This is Tom Hangarter.

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He wants to break a really difficult record

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by jumping off something that's high, but also moving.

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So, of course, he's gone for a helicopter,

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and he plans to jump for it and land on this stack of cardboard boxes.

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Officially dangerous.

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And he officially isn't going to make it.

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So, what is it that stops Tom from setting a new world record

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for the highest dive from a helicopter onto cardboard boxes?

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Does he feel airsick and his lunch makes a reappearance? Eww!

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Or he can't jump due to a bad case of wind. Also eww!

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Or he jumps and completely misses the boxes, making a right old mess?

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Well, there's a clue.

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He doesn't jump because...

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there was too much wind.

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It seems nobody realised that when you place a helicopter -

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which is basically a massive fan -

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over a pile of cardboard boxes held together with only sticky tape,

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they will have a tendency to get blown away.

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So, Tom is forced to stop the attempt

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and fly off, standing on the outside of the helicopter. Like you do.

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Not only is this no world record,

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we reckon it's officially a bit rubbish.

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Thanks, Haruka.

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Now, from that dangerous record attempt to one you can try at home.

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-Officially...

-Record hungry!

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GROWLING

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BELCHING

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Phew!

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There are some people on this planet we call home who have

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a serious appetite for trying to break records.

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They risk life and limb in death-defying stunts.

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But today we're here to see a Guinness World Record attempt

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that you - yes, you - can try at home.

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Because today we are going to be...

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coin stacking.

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'That's right, coin stacking.'

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Prepare to be wowed.

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'I'm so excited about this record attempt

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'that I've spared no expense on some special arrangements.'

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We've got an incredible band - The Sizzlettes!

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'Hoping to hit the big time soon and play semi-detached houses,

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'they're on fire!

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'Not, literally. I got a smoke machine in to set the mood.'

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We've got a glamorous official adjudicator.

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We have a high octane and handsome commentator and, of course,

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we have a coin stacker. The man, the legend, the Stephen Kish!

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Also known as Sizzlin' Steve!

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'Thanks for helping with the banner, Mum!'

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Sizzlin' Steve is studying computer animation at university,

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but that's not important to us. Oh, no!

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He's important because he's a one-man record-breaking machine.

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He currently holds ten world records,

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and does it all from here, record-breaking HQ,

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also know as his student flat in Portsmouth.

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He may hold a number of amazing records, but he's hungry for more.

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Steve is addicted to breaking records, but what's best about them

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is they're records that you can try at home.

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But don't be fooled - these stunts may look simple,

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but even stacking coins takes skill, lots of practice

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and a few spare pence.

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-Coin stacking.

-Yeah.

-It sounds thrilling(!)

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Talk us through it in detail.

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The record is for the most coins stacked into a tower in one minute.

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-I can use one hand only.

-One hand. Can I see the hand?

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# Hallelujah! #

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You've got very long nails today, is that in preparation for...?

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Yes, to pick up coins it's best to have long nails.

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That is the hand of a record breaker.

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Now, this wouldn't be a proper record without some strict rules.

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Only one hand can be used to stack the coins, one at a time.

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Steve has to beat his own current record of 51 coins

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stacked in 30 seconds.

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He's allowed to neaten the tower of coins

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and, once stacked, the coin tower must remain standing

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for at least five seconds.

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Microphone, please!

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The Sizzlettes, are you ready?

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THEY PLAY

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-Great! Official adjudicator Claire, are you ready?

-I am.

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Excellent. Crew, are you ready?

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-Sizzling Steve, are you ready?

-Yes.

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Three, two, one, sizzle!

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THE BAND PLAYS

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'And he's off.

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'The one-man stacking machine

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'adopts the non-coin hand behind the back stance - classic!

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'Oh no! There's about eight pence just trying to get away there!'

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Stop, stop!

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'Steve looks rattled.'

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Steve, what happened here?

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-The band's playing too loud.

-They're too funky?

-Yeah.

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Can you funk it down, guys? This man's trying to break a record.

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Three, two, one, go.

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'Right, here he goes again.

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'Go on, Steve, stack those coins!'

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'Oh, he seems to be on the money, this time.

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'Remember, Steve is allowed to neaten the coin tower.'

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Time's running out.

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Just ten seconds left on the clock!

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'Remember, he has to beat his own current record of 51 coins

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'stacked in just 30 seconds.'

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-Two, one...

-Stop!

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One, two...

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Adjudicator Claire's not just counting for fun -

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the coin tower must remain standing for five seconds.

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.. four, five.

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Well, this leaning tower of "2p-sa" can only mean one thing -

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that there could be a record on the cards, right now.

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Steve, we're now going to count your coins.

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'Oh, look at Steve's face.

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'Look at my face! Look at their faces!

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'Has he done it?'

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With 55 coins, Steve,

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you've set a new Guinness World Record, congratulations!

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So, all the practice paid off and, to coin a phrase,

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it's Officially Amazing.

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Of course.

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If you want to try and break Steve's record at home,

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remember his top tips.

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Start collecting copper coins,

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grow your fingernails,

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and bring out your inner sizzle.

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It's in there, somewhere.

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Look out for more record hungry attempts from Sizzlin' Steve

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later in the series. But now, over to Haruka for something...

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-Officially...

-Japanese!

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GONG

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I'm here at one of the oldest temples in Tokyo,

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for a Guinness World Record attempt involving

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the tools we eat with - chopsticks.

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And there's a real art in using them.

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Whether you're trying to get hold of some rice,

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some noodles,

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or a ping-pong ball.

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OK, let's face it, no-one uses chopsticks to catch

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a ping-pong ball, unless you are this guy.

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This is Yuta Nagatuchi and, until recently, he held the world record

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for the most ping-pong balls caught with chopsticks in a minute.

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He lost his number one status to arch-rival and chopsticks champion

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Ryuta Joraku, and now he wants it back.

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Do you practise a lot?

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-TRANSLATION:

-No, love, I don't practise.

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-You don't do anything?

-No, I said.

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So, you must be some kind of ping-pong ball genius?

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You're absolutely right, love.

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SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE

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For this attempt, Yuta has 60 seconds to catch as many balls as he can.

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He needs to beat the current record of 21,

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and the balls are only allowed to bounce once.

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Yuta has an assistant, Koichi, to bounce the balls for him.

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We're almost ready,

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but before the attempt can begin, Yuta needs to get the balls measured.

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They seem to be satisfactory. Let's get ready to chopstick ping-pong.

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-Koichi, are you ready?

-Yes.

-Yuta, are you ready?

-Yes.

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Three, two, one, go!

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It's a strong start!

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But he's missed one there!

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Oh, he sort of batted that one into the basket, that won't count.

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Oh, there's a slippery one.

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30 seconds gone.

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But he's doing well!

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Nice catch there! But can he catch more than 21?

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-There goes another one into the basket.

-Stop!

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Well, Yuta doesn't look too happy with that,

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although it looked good from here.

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But what does the adjudicator think?

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The record to beat was 21 ping-pong balls.

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We had to disqualify eight ping-pong balls,

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because they bounced into the box

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without you catching them

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with chopsticks. So, Yuta, with your total of...

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27 ping-pong balls,

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you have achieved the new Guinness World Record title, congratulations!

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-Yes!

-Incredible!

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It took a moment for him to realise, but he's done it -

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a new world record for the most ping-pong balls caught with

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a pair of chopsticks in one minute.

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And what better way to celebrate than with a high five?

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Oh, he's missed.

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Never mind, Yuta, you're still officially amazing,

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just like my friends Ben and Al,

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who are watching some Californian canines try to get a record.

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It's...

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-Officially...

-Barking! Part two.

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We're back in California, to see some dogs

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do something pretty unusual.

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Normally found fetching sticks, barking at postmen

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and chasing their tails, today, these dogs will hit the water,

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to try and set a surfing record for the most dogs riding on one weave.

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But, before the dogs get out on the water,

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Ben and I are going to show them how it's done.

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Oh, this I've got to see!

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Listen up, because we have real,

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-money-can't-buy surfing tips to give you.

-Do we?!

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First, get out amongst the waves.

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-Al, I don't think...

-Quiet, Ben! People can learn from watching us.

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Now, turn your board towards the beach

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and start paddling back to shore, as you catch that wave.

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-This is the worst demonstration I've ever seen!

-Nonsense!

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Look at me, I'm a natural.

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I simply can't watch this, Dave.

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They are making a right dog's dinner of this.

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All you have to do then is stand-up and you're surfing!

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No-one's learning anything, other than the fact that we're idiots!

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Then it's just a case of angling your board,

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so you catch that perfect ride.

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Oh, who are we kidding? Let's see the professionals do it.

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Well, the dogs.

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These heroic hounds are about to experience

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the ultimate surfing battle...

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..as they attempt to set a new Guinness World Record.

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Well, just in case something were to go wrong,

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Al and I are on stand-by, for any in-sea rescues.

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Luckily, Al will be the one who does any mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.

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What?

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To get the record, at least 20 dogs must be out on the water

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on their own surfboard,

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and they all have to catch the same wave

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and ride it for at least five seconds.

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These dogs are already amazing,

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but can they surf their way into the record books?

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Well, dogs have a saying for times like this.

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BARKING

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Which translates as, "Bring it on!"

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The owners and their dogs paddle out, to make the attempt.

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Three, two, one...

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HORN

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The dogs are on the boards.

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Can they all catch the same wave and get a record?

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That's one dog surfing, two...

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He's not looking the right way, but he's still surfing.

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Three, four, five...

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I can't count them all! Luckily, that's his job.

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That's Mike, and he's the official adjudicator of dog surfing.

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Cool job!

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But Mike tells us he isn't happy.

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During that first try, not enough dogs were on their boards.

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They need to try again.

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And, if it wasn't hard enough, now the sea is fighting back.

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I don't know if they can do this.

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No, it's too rough!

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Ruff! Ruff!

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Come on, surf dogs! You can do this!

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HOOTER

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OK, second attempt...

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Man, those waves are strong.

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So far, it's Dogs 0, Waves 1.

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So, the official word is, the dogs have failed for a second time.

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They've decided on one more attempt. This has to be the one.

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Puppy power!

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Oh, they just need a good wave!

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Here we go. It's now or never.

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HOOTER

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Ride those waves, doggies!

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Yes! Some of them are nailing it.

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And there goes superstar Abbie, who we met earlier.

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But have at least 20 of her puppy pals also surfed the same wave?

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It was officially spectacular,

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some would say it was a little barking mad,

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but was it Officially Amazing?

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There's Abbie, perching expectantly on the shoulder of her owner.

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Well, there's one man who can tell us. He's right here.

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Adjudicator Mike, how did they do?

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Unfortunately, not enough dogs completed the surf today

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that met the minimum requirement, so we did not have

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a new Guinness World Record achievement set,

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but that's the nature of record-breaking.

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It was a great attempt, but an unsuccessful one, nonetheless.

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So, the official word is the dogs have failed to get

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into the record books, but here are some cool cats that did.

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# It's time for a frenzy of feline facts

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# A catalogue of stats you're bound to react

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# Like Towzer, from Perth, who killed 30,000 mice

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# Which is pretty impressive but not very nice

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# Incredible and crazy stuff

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# Like the pussycat from Texas called Cream Puff

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# Was the key for longevity her furry fluff?

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# She was 38 years old before she'd purred enough

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# Tinker Toy was a tiny creature

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# No higher than seven centimetres.

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# Stewie, by contrast From head to toe

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# Was 1.23 metres, high and low.

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# Finally, there's a startling stat

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# Meet the world's most prolific cat

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# Dusty, from Texas Had kittens aplenty

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-How many?

-420.

-What?

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# Cool cats

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# Miaow-miaow-miaow-miaow-miaow

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# Cool cats

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# Record-breaking felines, wow!

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# Cool cats

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# Cooler than the winter snow

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# Cool cats...

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Dad, can we get a cat?

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# No! #

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Officially...cool!

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I'm in Germany, for a very cool record attempt.

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I'm here to witness an exciting new craze,

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a craze that some people are referring to as extreme sitting.

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Yes, sitting. Finally, something I might actually be good at,

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which is why I have got my cushion, for my tush.

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Let's get comfy.

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This is Hockern, and these are just

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some of the crazy moves from this new sport.

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I'm here to meet two of the world's top Hockers,

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brothers Stephan and Michael Landschutz,

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who just happen to be the inventors of this crazy new sport

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that uses a stool.

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How did it come about? I mean, how did you think of it?

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We are coming from skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding.

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There you make tricks with something,

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and why not with und stool?

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Yes, but also, why with "und stool"?

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It's a lot of fun, also, to invent new tricks,

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because you make a mistake and you have a new trick.

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Wow, that must be nice.

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When I make a mistake, I have to usually make an apology afterwards.

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You've got a whole new bit of the sport! That's incredible.

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'So, Hockern is a relatively new sport

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'and what does every new sport need?

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'A new Guinness World Record, of course.

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'And today, inventor Stephan is going to attempt one.

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'But first, I'm having a go.'

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Can we get some slow-mo, a bit of music over that,

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just make me look a bit cooler?

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'Argh! Ooh! I hope Al wasn't watching that!'

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'Yes, I was watching - and it was terrible.'

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OK, let's move things along, shall we?

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It's time to see the first ever record attempt in this new sport.

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And, despite it being about extreme sitting,

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Stephan's going to do this one standing up.

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For this attempt, Stephan will try to do as many Hocker Shove Its

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as he can in 30 seconds.

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Now, you might be thinking a Shove It is something you do

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to your mate on the bus. Well, you're wrong.

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This is a Shove It - a 360 degree spin

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with the Hocker in the roll position.

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As this record is the first of its kind,

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a minimum number of 12 360 degree Shove Its

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has been set by the official adjudicator.

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During some earlier warm-ups, things looked a little wobbly for Stephan.

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Now he's against the clock, can he do it?

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The stage is set and the pressure's on for Stephan,

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as all his fellow Hocker mates are watching.

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-Official adjudicator Olaf, are you ready?

-I'm ready, yes.

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-Excellent. Stephan, are you ready?

-Yeah.

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OK, on my count, drei, zwei, ein, go!

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'So, there's 30 seconds on the clock

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'and he has to get at least 12 Shove Its to set a new record.

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'But can he get more?'

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'He's up to 6 now.

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'I bet those thighs will be aching, but he has to keep going.'

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'Oh, he's come off! Can he get back on and get more than 12?'

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'Time's up, and Stephan's mates seem to think he's done it.

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'It looked pretty good to us,

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'but the adjudicator needs to verify the total number that Stephan got.'

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Congratulations, Stephan, it looked great.

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Obviously, it's not easy. How do you feel?

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I feel now really good, it's my favourite trick.

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Well, he thinks he's done it. Olaf, did he?

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It is true, yes, he did 13 for the new record. Congratulations!

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CHEERING

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Good work, Stephan!

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Phew! I think I might need a sit-down after all that.

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Pass me a Hocker, will you, Al?

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Just don't drop it again.

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I'll take over from here, as we go from the newest craze

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on the block, to something that's been around for years.

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Let's go back to America for...

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-Officially...

-Singue.

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Er, Genius!

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I'm on an old military base, in Sacramento, California.

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And this is the site of the world's longest recorded flight

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by a very special plane.

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Here she is!

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Believe it or not, this is an aeroplane-design marvel.

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It holds the record for the furthest flight by a paper aircraft.

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I mean, you wouldn't believe how far this thing can fly.

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Guys! A little professionalism!

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Anyway, if you want to know the secrets to getting one of these

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to go super far, then this is the man you need...

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Who threw it? Who threw it?

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This is John Collins, inventor, engineer, folder of paper,

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and, of course, record breaker.

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He can design paper planes that fly further than any other on record...

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that fly in circles...

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and ones that are so light he can control them

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by moving the air around them.

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He is one clever guy.

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Making a record-breaking paper plane is something of a secret,

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but we did manage to pick up some handy tips.

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Sharp creases are really critical. That helps keep the wings flat.

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So, on a plane this size, you want very, very flat wings,

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so sharp creases are one of the main things you have to do.

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You want to try to get one wing to perfectly match the other wing.

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Just a mirror image, perfect symmetry,

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that's what you want to go for.

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John also uses 14 pieces of tape to secure and balance the plane.

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So, a critical thing most people miss is you have to test fly,

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then adjust for what the plane's doing.

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If it's nose-diving, you want to give it a little up there.

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If it's turning left you want to give it a little right there.

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You just bend this trailing edge the direction you want the plane to go.

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Thanks, John, for those amazing tips.

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But, in order to get the world record for the furthest flight

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by a paper aircraft, John needed someone else to throw it.

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So, if John's the brains, this guy is definitely the brawn.

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This is Joe Ayoob...

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Red, 19!

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..John's secret weapon.

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A six foot one, 225-pound American college football star.

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It's the quarterback's job to throw the ball as far as possible.

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So, in short, Joe's really good at throwing,

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and the ideal man to make John's paper plane really fly.

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Inspired by John's wisdom, the crew and I made our own planes,

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but we still needed some tips from Joe on how to throw them.

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Number one is keep your elbow down a little bit.

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If you get your arm too high, you'll to snap your wrist

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and the plane will crash straight into the ground.

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Number two, you want to make sure

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that you're coming through on a flat angle.

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If you're twisting the plane or doing different things with it,

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it will affect the throw down the field.

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It should look a little something like this.

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-Are you guys ready?

-ALL: Yeah!

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Get set, throw!

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As you can see, we did pretty well.

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Our best attempt reached over 22 metres.

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But that's nothing compared to the distance Joe threw John's plane -

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which, incidentally, he named Suzanne, after his wife. Aww!

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So, let's take a look at the Guinness World Record

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for the furthest flight by a paper aircraft.

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There it is, there it is, we are all over that one.

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That's going to do it.

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Get up there, get up there, get up there!

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CHEERING

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Unbelievable.

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It broke the previous record by over six metres,

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travelling over 69 metres.

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That's, like, one and a half Olympic swimming pools!

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Amazing what design skills can do.

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Yep, I'm off to get folding!

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That's it for today, here's what's been officially amazing.

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# Those crazy canines in California

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# Tried to surf, but failed

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# The waves were just too wild

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# And they went to wet nose over tail

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# Stephan's Shove It was rocking'

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# He's a record breaker at Hockern

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# And John's paper plane went so far, it fried our brains

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# And Sizzling Steve was cracking at stacking coins

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It's all Officially...

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# Amazing! #

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