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'This is the world of records.'

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-# Officially 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

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# Most poisonous frog

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-# And a woman with a beard

-What?

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# Officially, officially Officially

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-# Amazing.#

-Ooh!

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Hello and welcome to Officially Amazing, home to some of

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the biggest record attempts on the planet.

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Today's incredible official Guinness World Record attempts include...

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We meet some daring doggies in America, as they take to the skies,

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to try to break a record.

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You won't believe this unique unicycling Usain Bolt.

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And our three competitive warriors fight it out again,

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in a record they'll never forget.

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I mean, look at all those reminders.

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But first...

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Agh! Ooh!

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This man is about to attempt a record. This man can fly.

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Could he be a superhero?

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BOOMING VOICE: 'You at home. Yes, you.

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'Do you dream of being a superhero? Do you wish you could

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'leap over tall buildings in a single bound?

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'Until now, superpowers were difficult to come by.

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'Either you had to be bitten by a radioactive spider,

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'or you had to risk being exposed to deadly alien space rocks

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'from the Planet Zog.'

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It's all right. I'm fine.

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'Now, you, too, can become a flying superhero, with ease.

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'All you need is a cape, some eyewear and one ginormous hairdryer.'

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# Wings are made to fly. #

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Yes, flying without wings is no longer science fiction,

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thanks to the art of indoor skydiving.

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And this is Steve Howes, an expert at the sport.

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Steve... Whoa! Look at him go!

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This vertical wind tunnel recreates the effect

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of freefalling from a plane by using a turbine to blow air upwards,

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at around 120mph at, round and through Steve.

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Ooh! Good pose.

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You could say that nobody passes wind as well as Steve!

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Sorry.

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He's here to attempt an officially amazing

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indoor skydiving world record.

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Talk me through what you're hoping to do?

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I'm hoping to break the current world record for the most

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amount of back somersaults in one minute in a wind tunnel.

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How many spins do you have to beat?

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The current world record is 22 back somersaults in one minute,

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so that's what I've got to beat.

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Here's the big question, because I've had a look,

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I'd quite like to have a go.

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Can the quiff withstand it?

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I think it might look a little bit worse by the time

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-you've come out of there.

-Impossible.

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My quiff is more than a match for any wind tunnel.

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Oi!

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Thank you.

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But, unfortunately, for health and safety reasons, Steve won't let me

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into the wind tunnel in my cape. So, time for a quick outfit change.

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Ready.

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CHIRPING

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CLATTER

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-Agh!

-Sorry, madam.

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'OK. I must be at one with wind. I need to overcome wind.

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'I have to break wind.

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'Sorry again.

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'Is it a bird? Is it a plane?

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'No, of course not. It's me. Steve, this is brilliant.

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'Hang on, why are we holding hands? What are you doing? Hey, get off!

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'Hang on. Ooh! Oh, no, no, no, no! Agh!

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'All right, Steve, can I get out now? Agh!

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'Yes, well, now I've shown Steve how it's done, it's time for him

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'to get ready for his windy record attempt.

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'We'll be back shortly to see how he gets on.

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'In the meantime, here's Haruka,

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'with another dizzyingly daring record attempt.'

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WHEEZING

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'We are in Beijing for this next truly incredible record

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'which, as the presenter is explaining,

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'involves this extraordinary contraption

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'which is better known as...'

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'Ooh, lovely(!) It's essentially a fairground ride...'

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'This is Wan and Zhang. These two acrobats are going to use...'

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'..to attempt the record of the most rotations on...'

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'..in three minutes.'

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'I wouldn't want to spend three seconds on that thing.

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'Loving the Lycra onesies, fellas, and the red waistcoat(!)

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'Very fetching.

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'I'd have chosen a safety harness myself, but what do I know?

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'Zhang gets inside one of the wheels, while Wan has a better idea.

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'Yes, he is on the outside.

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'Whoa!

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'The adjudicator counts us down

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'and they're off. For this record

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'Wan in his waistcoat is going to try

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'and go... Agh! I actually thought he'd fallen off then. Oh!

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'He's going to try to go round the outside of his wheel

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'over 31 times in three minutes in order to set a new world record.

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'He has to run on the way down, to keep himself upright.

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'He's been powered around by Zhang

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'who's doing a very good hamster impression.

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'Neither acrobat is wearing a safety harness and... Whoa!

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'It's not called...'

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'..for nothing.

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'They can't afford to lose concentration even for a... Whoa!

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'Even for a second.

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'Whoa! That's a big one.

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'And the time is up.

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'That is one of the most amazing stunts I've ever seen

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'and I hope, for their sake, that they've got a record.

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'And the adjudicator announces that they have, indeed, got a new

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'Guinness world record, with an incredible 42 revolutions

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'in three minutes. Congratulations to Wan and Zhang.

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'Flabbergasting, unbelievable, highly dangerous

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'and officially amazing.

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'Fortunately...'

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'..didn't live up to its name and everyone is still alive.

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'Let's move on from rotating in the air back to, erm...

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'rotating in the air.'

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Part two.

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GROANS

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Thanks, Haruka. We are back with air junkie Steve Howes.

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He's attempting to perform as many backward somersaults as he can

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while skydiving indoors in a wind tunnel in one minute.

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Here are the rules. Only complete backward rotations are valid.

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And if he touches the side of the tunnel that rotation won't count.

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Three, two, one.

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HOOTER

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Confident start from Steve, there.

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'The record he needs to break is 22.

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'Steve is making this look easy.' That's ten.

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'But I can assure you that controlling your movements

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'in winds of up to 120mph is extremely difficult.

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'It saps all of your strength. Steve must be exhausted.

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'OK, final push now. Come on, Steve.'

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Stop, stop, stop.

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Wow! Wow! Look at that!

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'Everyone looks very impressed, but he did touch a wall there.

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'Will that last rotation count? Has he done enough?

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'Let's go to official adjudicator, Kirsty, to find out.'

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OK, the current record was 22.

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I had to disqualify one somersault, that was your large tumble.

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The record that you achieved was 40 somersaults, making you

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a new Guinness World Record holder.

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'40 somersaults in a minute. What a hero.

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'We've seen a man fly. I've also seen a housefly!

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'I've even seen a dragonfly! But have you ever seen a dog fly?

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'In America, the skies are filled them.'

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Whoa!

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Here in Florida my buddy Ben is having a lovely relaxing

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snooze in the sun.

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But if he keeps doing that, he's going to miss all the cool stuff.

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Should we wake him?

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That's what I thought.

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Cue the hounds!

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# Bow-wow-wow Yippee-yo Yippee-yay

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# Where are my dogs at? Bark with me now

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# Bow-wow-wow Yippee-yo Yippee-yay. #

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-I love my job.

-Al! Talk about being "terrier-ised."

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'This is what is known as Dock Jumping.

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'Dogs leap from a fixed dock into

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'a swimming pool, aiming to get

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'either as high as they can or as far as they can.'

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'Of course, these incredible canines...

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'Hang on, that's a funny-looking dog.

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'That pathetic jump was actually buy "Dalmatian Jackson."'

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'Oh so funny, Ben(!)

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'But I've got news for you, Scooby-Doo.

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'I'm not the only one going into the water today.'

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'Oh, dear.'

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-Jump, doggie, jump. You ready?

-No.

-Go get it, boy.

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'Look at him soar like a big furry idiot.'

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'Well, Al, dogs can jump miles higher than us.

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'We'll dry off and leave this to the experts.'

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'And here they are, attempting the long jump.

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'What athletic, graceful, truly soggy doggies they are.'

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'Today, though, we'll concentrate on what the dog jumping

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'fraternity call...'

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'Where the dogs try to jump as high as possible

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and grab the hanging lure or knock it down.

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'The highest dock jump ever recorded was 2.5m,

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'but no adjudicator was present to make it official, so to get a new

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'Guinness World Record today our dogs would need to jump 2.5m or above.

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'Now, over to our expert commentators.'

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Welcome to Sniffy Bum Stadium.

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I'm Pat Myhead. I'm joined by Chuck.

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That's right, Pat.

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-I'm Chuck Aballandill-Fetchit.

-The three competitors

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hoping to break the record at Extreme Vertical are...

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The question is, Chuck,

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do these dogs have the pedigree for record-breaking?

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First up is Yeager.

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When did you realise that Yeager could jump like this?

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We could see that he had a special ability

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when we were doing Frisbee stuff.

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But will he prove top dog today? They've set the heights at 2.5m.

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'He hasn't made it. He's just not done his homework.

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'Or maybe his owner ate it.'

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-AL:

-'Ben, really, man(!)

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'Moving on, last attempt for Yeager now.'

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Big splash, no cash. Well, Chuck, next is Bo.

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When he's not dog jumping he...

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..where he likes to take the lead.

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Bo seems pretty laid-back.

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Is Bo jumping around the house all the time?

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No. I can't even get him to catch a toy outside the docking.

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-AL:

-Really?

-He doesn't like to swim.

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I think he could win this thing, but I may be barking up the wrong tree

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'So close there, Al. Let's look at the replay.

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'Great technique, but what went wrong?'

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-AL:

-'He didn't jump high enough.'

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Great insight there, Al(!) Here's his second jump.

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Oh, no, it's a no-go for Bo.

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His owner is going to have a bone to pick with him.

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And last in the cavalcade of canines is Griz.

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Do you have a special training regimen that you have to do

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or a special diet?

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Well, I mean, diet is real important,

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training is really important. All that stuff goes into it.

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But it's a lot of natural ability, too.

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'In practice earlier, he easily equalled the world record of 2.5m,

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'but it wasn't recorded as an official jump.'

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-Al:

-'This next job will be official and he's

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'so confident, he's going to go for a NEW world record, of 2.6m.

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'Come on, Griz!'

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ALL: Oh!

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-CHUCK:

-By the barrels of St Bernard, that was close.

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He knocked the lure with his wet nose, but it didn't come off.

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He'll be one sick puppy tonight.

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I'm sure Griz will shake off this disappointment

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and be back to leap another day.

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And what a day it's been here at Sniffy Bum... Oh, a squirrel.

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Well our dogs didn't manage much in the way of record-breaking,

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but here are some astonishing animals that did.

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# These animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# These animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# They're amazing It's a crazy thing

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# And the joy they bring will make you sing

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# That these animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# I got some records for you And I'm going to sing them

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# About some groovy goings-on within the animal kingdom

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# The largest animal orchestra

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# Is to be found in Thailand

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# 12 elephants getting trunky funky

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# That's some heavy music, man

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# There's a doggy called Augie

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# Whose mouth is anything but small

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# It's so doggone big it can hold five tennis balls

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# And the smelliest animal will put you in a funk

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# An awful hum comes from his bum Stay away from the striped skunk

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# These animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# These animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# They're amazing it's a crazy thing

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# And the joy they bring will make you sing

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# That these animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# There's a gorilla who does sign language

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# And you may well not have heard

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# That Koko is so clever she knows 2,000 different words

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# Now I know that your loving all the tails that you're being told

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# But how about some animals who live to be really old?

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# Tish the fish was 43 when he finally met his fate

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# Big Bertha was an Irish cow who lived to 48

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# Poncho was a parrot who will one day go to heaven

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# But right now that bird is going strong at the age of 87

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# These animals are amazing These animals are amazing

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# These animals are amazing These animals are amazing. #

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Argh!

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CLATTER

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Last series, we admired some rambunctiously ravenous

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record breakers, but this time, we're going globally gargantuan.

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Yes, we've combed the crust of the Earth to find three record-breaking

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titans to represent the UK, Japan and the USA.

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In each show, they'll attempt to break a record that you, too,

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can try at home.

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Together, they are...

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In the first challenge Japan's Mr Cherry prevailed at moving

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the most water with his hands and gained a new world record.

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HE ROARS

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In the second, US Ray star-jumped his way to glory, also breaking

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a world record in the process.

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HE WHOOPS

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That makes the current score,

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Japan, 1, USA, 1,

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and UK...

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Nil?!

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But Sizzling Steve has the opportunity to redeem himself

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for Queen and country, as we start today's sticky challenge in the UK.

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Sticky notes. Handy little devils.

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Perfect for remembering the important things in life,

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such as your groceries,

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and reminding you to do those things that you just keep putting off.

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-AL:

-'Hey, I can read that.'

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But we've got an even better use for those tiny little squares.

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Yes, we're going to be attempting a world record, that involves

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sticking as many of these bad boys to your face as you can in a minute.

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Steve is stuck in last place at the moment.

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So, does he have any strategies of note for today's challenge?

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Do you need a massive face in order to stick sticky notes on?

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-The bigger the face, the better.

-What about natural perspiration?

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The pressure is getting to you. All of sudden, sweat beads.

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-There's nothing you can do about it.

-No?

-No.

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Searing insight by the Sizzler there(!) Let's get the rules.

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Sticky notes must be stuck to the skin, so not on the hair

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or each other.

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They must be placed on the face one at a time.

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And the notes must stay stuck to the face for a minimum

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of ten seconds after the time is up.

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The world record to beat is 55 sticky notes in a minute.

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And don't forget, you can try this at home.

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-Are you ready to stick it to them, Steve?

-Yes.

-On my count, then.

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Three, two, one. Stick it.

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It's concentration isn't it?

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'Sizzler is sporting a rather fetching headband.

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'Not only does it keep the hair out of his face,

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'it's a fashion statement.

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'A statement which says, "I have very little interest in fashion."'

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Come on, Sizzler.

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For Queen and country, Steve.

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'When the specs are off, you know the Sizzler means business.'

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Getting to the difficult nose area now.

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'One has dropped.'

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Come on, Steve.

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'And another one bites the dust.'

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Come on, Sizzler. Five, four, three...

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'Oh, no, has he ran out of face?'

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..two, one. Stop.

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'One loses grip right at the end. That won't count.'

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'These notes have to stay stuck to his face for at least ten seconds.

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'We'll be back to see how he did shortly,

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'but for now, it's over to Japan and the almighty Mr Cherry...'

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Are you ready?

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'..and US Ray in the USA...'

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-Ready, Ray?

-Ready.

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'..to see how they handle this sticky situation.'

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Three, two, one. Go.

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'US Ray and Mr Cherry are adopting very different tactics here.'

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'Cherry is going for the sticky note beard approach.'

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'My boy Ray is going for the top of his face first.

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'There are no right or wrong answers here.

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'But I can't imagine covering his eyes is a great idea.'

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'Mr Cherry, looking for some spare face.

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'A high-octane record attempt, if ever I saw one.'

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And that's the minute.

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The notes need to stay put for at least ten seconds,

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but who stuck the most to their face?

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Let's just enjoy their papery majesty for a moment.

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# I'm stuck on you... #

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And, stop.

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Remember, 55 is the record to beat.

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The results are in -

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in third place, it's America and US Ray with 15 sticky notes.

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I don't know what they're high-fiving for - that was rubbish!

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In second place, it's Japan's Mr Cherry with 18.

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HE MAKES INDISTINCT NOISE

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So, that means today's victor is the UK's very own Sizzling Steve.

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But, has he got a brand-new Guinness World Record?

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PHRRRT!

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No. He got 19.

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Way off the 55 required, but still a victory for the UK

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and now the scores are even, with one win each.

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And Steve is clearly over the moon at thrashing his opponents.

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There's only one way to cheer him up and that's with something...

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EXPLOSION

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Here on Officially Amazing, we love extreme sports.

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In the past,

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we've seen a man pop balloons using a water-powered jetpack.

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We've seen a guy do multiple backflips on a scooter.

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And we've certainly seen crazy Germans doing extreme things

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with stools before.

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But today, I'm here in Kaiserslautern in Germany

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on a specially-designed course, to witness a brand-new record attempt.

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It's a sport that's so downright extreme

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that you'd need nerves of steel and underpants

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of pure titanium, in order to even think about attempting it!

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Ladies and gentlemen, I give you...

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extreme freestyle unicycling!

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This record hunter is uber-unicyclist Lutz Eichholz.

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A student, who tries to spend every spare moment on his wicked

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one-wheeled wonder steed.

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Look at him go.

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As well as being a genius at off-road

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and trial unicyclist...most of the time, Lutz holds a world record

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for the longest distance travelled over beer bottles by unicycle.

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Over 13 metres!

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But today, he has his uni-sights set on a different, incredi-record,

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for the fastest time to jump over ten objects while on a unicycle -

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and those objects are hurdles, 73cm high.

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Oh, steady on, Lutz!

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It's hard enough cycling on two wheels, how does he manage on one?

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I'm going to have a go.

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Elbow pads - check!

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Wrist guards - check!

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Quiffed helmet - check!

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Lutz, is there anything else that I need to remember?

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The most important thing is, you have to be at one with the unicycle.

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Ah.

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-ECHOING VOICE IN HEAD:

-'Yes, I must get to know my unicycle.

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'I do like this echo. Hello?'

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# Close to you

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# Wah-ah-ah-ah

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# Close to you. #

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Ben! Ben!

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Lutz, I think I'm ready.

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Can you teach me how to unicycle?

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I can try.

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-Pedal?

-Yeah.

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A unicycle has four main parts - the seat, the frame, the wheel

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and the pedals.

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It's much simpler than a bicycle, but much harder to ride.

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I'm really struggling.

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-Don't let go, Lutz, don't let go!

-I won't.

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I think my shoulder's out of its socket - is that normal?

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First trick - 360!

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It's a good job I wasn't born in Japan,

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where learning to ride a unicycle is part of the curriculum.

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Let's face it, I'm never going to be any good.

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Here are the rules -

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he must complete the course within two and a half minutes

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and he mustn't make any contact with any of the hurdles.

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So, it's a case of...

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Here we are. The only hurdle standing between Lutz

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and a new world record is, well, ten hurdles.

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Lutz, how you feeling?

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-I'm nervous, but I'm also excited.

-Fantastic, great attitude.

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We're joined by official adjudicator Mark.

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If you're ready, Lutz,

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let's count you in for some record-breaking unicycling glory.

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Three, two, one - go!

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First hurdle coming up...

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Look at that! He clears it easily,

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but I've got a feeling the gap between bike

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and hurdle will get smaller as he gets more exhausted.

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Straight into the second one.

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Oh, right in the saddlebags!

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Come on, Lutz!

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Excellent.

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30 seconds gone.

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He's making cracking progress at the moment.

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Keep this up, could be a record.

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One minute, Lutz.

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He's at the halfway mark, with just a minute and 30 seconds left,

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but he's starting to take more time over each hurdle -

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building up the energy as much as he can before each jump.

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Remember, Lutz needs to get over all ten hurdles

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without touching them, in under two and a half minutes.

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He's going well, but it's going to be tight.

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Ooh! That was really close to hitting the hurdle. Come on, Lutz!

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Just two to go!

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Well done, Lutz.

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He's eyeing up the final hurdle,

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building up one last burst of strength.

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Time is ticking away.

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Come on, Lutz.

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Oh!

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Yes!

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All ten hurdles are clear, but did he complete the course in time?

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A great performance, was it a world record? Mark?

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Well, in order for it to be a record today,

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he would have had to have beaten a time of two minutes and 30 seconds.

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I can reveal, Lutz, that today, you managed to do it in a time of...

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one minute 46.44 seconds,

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so that is a brand-new Guinness World Records title!

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Congratulations.

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Ooh, he's absolutely smashed it!

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Incredible!

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Well, it looks like that's all we've got time for -

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what a fantastic way to end the show.

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See you next time, for more Officially Amazing

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record attempts like these.

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# Well, he could have been stuck in a sticky spot

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# But Sizzling Steve came through

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# He didn't get a record but he kept his pride by beating the other two

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# We all held our breath as Zang and Wang beat the wheel of death

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# And the dog's attempt went kaputz

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# But we jumped with joy for Lutz

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# And Steve's backflipping skills were simply beautiful

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# It's all Officially Amazing. #

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