0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is the world of records...
0:00:04 > 0:00:06# Officially...
0:00:06 > 0:00:07# Biggest shoe, weirdest face
0:00:07 > 0:00:09# Fastest loo, tightest space
0:00:09 > 0:00:11# Longest snake, smallest band
0:00:11 > 0:00:13# Heaviest cake, tallest man
0:00:13 > 0:00:14- # Longest ears on a dog - Aw!
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- # Most poisonous frog - Ah!
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- # And a woman with a beard - What?
0:00:19 > 0:00:23# Officially, officially, officially...
0:00:23 > 0:00:25# Amazing! #
0:00:26 > 0:00:30Hello and welcome to Officially Amazing.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Now, if all you want to do all day is this...
0:00:35 > 0:00:37..then I'm afraid you've come to the wrong place.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40But if you want to see the likes of this...
0:00:40 > 0:00:42and this...
0:00:42 > 0:00:43then stand by,
0:00:43 > 0:00:47because we've got records like that coming out of our ears!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51Today's splendiferous Guinness World Record attempts include...
0:00:52 > 0:00:56..this woman tries to pull this van with these ears.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..Al and I watch this man try
0:01:00 > 0:01:02to bowl himself into the record books...
0:01:03 > 0:01:06..and our official competitors
0:01:06 > 0:01:08compete in a competition of cushions.
0:01:08 > 0:01:09But first...
0:01:18 > 0:01:23Mm! What could be better on a day like today than an ice lolly?
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Don't you just love them? Full of frozen fruity goodness.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29And today's record couldn't take place without these little fellas,
0:01:29 > 0:01:32or, to be more precise, the stick, or as we call them
0:01:32 > 0:01:35in the record-breaking biz, the stick bomb.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44These are stick bombs. They're made up of thousands of lolly sticks.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53They are fitted together to create tension, a bit like a coiled spring.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Put them together like this and you store potential energy in them.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Then, when you release the sticks,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03it becomes kinetic energy and they explode one after the other.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05However, if there's the tiniest of inaccuracies
0:02:05 > 0:02:08in how they're woven together, it will affect the chain reaction
0:02:08 > 0:02:12and the explosion will stop. It's a tricky, sticky business.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Can they be used to set a record today?
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Do you know who first came up with the idea of frozen juice on a stick?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20It was an 11-year-old American boy
0:02:20 > 0:02:23who stumbled upon it quite by accident in 1905.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Meet Little Frankie Epperson.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30As you can see, kids back then wore
0:02:30 > 0:02:33pretty much the same clothes Ben does now.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Anyway, back then, to make a soft drink, you'd add soda powder
0:02:37 > 0:02:41to water and give it a good stir using a mixing stick.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Frankie, you get back in here, boy!
0:02:43 > 0:02:47One night, little Frankie left his drink outside on a really cold night.
0:02:47 > 0:02:49OWL HOOTING
0:02:52 > 0:02:53It was so cold that in the morning
0:02:53 > 0:02:56the drink had frozen with the stick still in it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59And, hey presto, Frankie had invented the ice pop.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Oh, brain freeze!
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Ben! You're meant to be American!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Oh... Dude! Brain freeze, man!
0:03:08 > 0:03:11That's a terrible accent, let's just get on with the record.
0:03:11 > 0:03:16Thanks, Al. So, how do you break a record with these exploding sticks?
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Well, one way to do it is to head to Northampton,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21take thousands of sticks and find some budding young boffins
0:03:21 > 0:03:22to fit them together.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25That's were teacher Stuart Burditt and his pupils come in.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Here they are looking brainy. Here they are doing Usain Bolt.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31And here they are doing the mobot.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Well done, everyone.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36So, what is the record you are attempting today?
0:03:36 > 0:03:40We are attempting to let off the world's biggest stick bomb.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Once we've built the entire spiral, we're going to pull just one stick
0:03:43 > 0:03:47out and they're all going to start jumping up in the air one by one.
0:03:47 > 0:03:52To break the record, they need 9,912 sticks to explode.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55So Mr Burditt and his team have spent three days
0:03:55 > 0:03:59interlocking 13,000 sticks in this huge spiral pattern.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01This is more than they need.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05The extras will act as a safety buffer in case anything goes wrong.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Official adjudicator Frank has finished his checks
0:04:08 > 0:04:09and the weights,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12which stop an accidental explosion getting out of hand,
0:04:12 > 0:04:13are all being removed.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16This means the slightest knock could set the sticks off.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Oh, watch it! Aren't you listening?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22Before it happens inadvertently, let's set them off...
0:04:22 > 0:04:24eh...advertently.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Mr Burditt, how are you feeling?
0:04:26 > 0:04:28I'm absolutely terrified.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31And that is what every record breaker should
0:04:31 > 0:04:33feel before the start of a record.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- But, surely, we're going to do this, right?- I'm confident. I'm confident.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Due to your fear, I presume,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41you've nominated one of your pupils to set this off.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43So, the responsibility is on him. Who is it?
0:04:43 > 0:04:45It's Toby.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47OK, Toby. Well, if you want to stop forward...
0:04:49 > 0:04:51OK, that's not a stick injury, by the way,
0:04:51 > 0:04:53so don't worry, it's not that dangerous.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56In your own time, let's break a record.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07And it's off! What a cracking start that is! Look at it g... Oh.
0:05:07 > 0:05:08Oh, dear.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Now, we'll just have to check, but I don't think that's the record.
0:05:11 > 0:05:16- Frank?- No, I'm afraid that is not a record.- However...
0:05:16 > 0:05:18There is still enough there.
0:05:18 > 0:05:21So if we started again, we've still got a chance to break it.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23So we've only lost a couple of hundred,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26there's still more than enough to break this record.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27Fingers crossed.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33This is looking more like it.
0:05:35 > 0:05:36Oh!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38'Oh, no, not again!'
0:05:38 > 0:05:40This is getting tense now.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43We really need to start making this spiral work.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46There are only 12,600 left.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Remember, they need 9,912 to explode
0:05:49 > 0:05:52to get a new world record. Still doable.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Starting to look good.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02Come on, come on.
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Oh, oh, ho-ho!
0:06:08 > 0:06:09It thought about it!
0:06:11 > 0:06:13It's like the ebb and flow...
0:06:13 > 0:06:14Oh, no!
0:06:15 > 0:06:16Unbelievable!
0:06:20 > 0:06:24So, we've set them off three times and they've failed three times.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27We're now collecting up all the exploded sticks
0:06:27 > 0:06:28and some of the marker flags,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32as the team thinks that these might be affecting the explosions.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Hopefully, that will now set us on the way to a record.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37Whilst they reset for another attempt,
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Haruka's going to take you to Germany.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44This is blobbing.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48It involves two people jumping from diving board onto an inflatable
0:06:48 > 0:06:53tube and seeing how high they can send someone else into the air.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Christian and Patrick will be jumping from a crane, and they are hoping to
0:06:57 > 0:07:01launch their pal, Elvis, as high as possible and into the record books.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04The current record height is 70m.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07They're aiming to beat that today by firing Elvis 18m
0:07:07 > 0:07:08up into the air.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12And, to do that, they have to jump from way up here.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Aaaah!
0:07:16 > 0:07:17Here they go.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21Three, two, one, jump!
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has left the airbag.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33He soars like an eagle!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35And then plummets like a dead eagle.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42Elvis is spinning like an odd sock left in the washing machine.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46That was some serious airtime.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50Don't try this at home with a paddling pool and a bouncy castle -
0:07:50 > 0:07:51it won't end well.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55So, is it a brand-new Guinness World Record?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58Elvis needs to have reached a height of 18m.
0:07:58 > 0:08:02Adjudicator Anna is checking the GPS reading on Elvis's
0:08:02 > 0:08:04watch to see how high he flew.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Do we have a reason to celebrate today?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Well, the current record, as you know, was 17m.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13HE TRANSLATES INTO GERMAN
0:08:13 > 0:08:15And, boys, you did 18m!
0:08:15 > 0:08:16They've done it!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19It's a blobby record.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Back to Mr Burditt and his pupils to see if they can get a record, too.
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Thanks, Haruka. Well, it's very tense here in Northampton.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Mr Burditt and his students spent three days setting up this giant
0:08:32 > 0:08:36spiral and have already started the sticks exploding three times.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And now they're running out of sticks.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Remember, the Guinness World Record they have to beat
0:08:42 > 0:08:45is 9,911 exploded sticks.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Frank, are we still confident that there is a record in there?
0:08:49 > 0:08:51There's just enough here for a record.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53There's about 600 more than we need.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56But anything's possible when Officially Amazing is around.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59So, Toby, off you go, let's do it.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03Toby gently removing that stick to start the explosion again.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05Could this be the record breaking attempt?
0:09:07 > 0:09:08Come on!
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Come on!
0:09:13 > 0:09:14Oh!
0:09:14 > 0:09:16How far's that?
0:09:18 > 0:09:20OK, we've had four attempts,
0:09:20 > 0:09:22and it looks like the fifth is going to be the last one because,
0:09:22 > 0:09:26if you follow my finger to where that flag is, that's all the leeway
0:09:26 > 0:09:29that we've got before we reach where the old record stands.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33Anything beyond that and it stops, and the record is a no go.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36So we've really got to hope that this time is the time.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Let's give it a go. Shall we get back in position, fellas?
0:09:42 > 0:09:46OK, Toby, no pressure, but this is the last chance.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Let's go for it.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11Oh!
0:10:16 > 0:10:18How devastating!
0:10:18 > 0:10:22They tried five times, but it just wasn't to be.
0:10:22 > 0:10:25And so it's all over for Mr Burditt and his pupils.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30It wasn't officially amazing, but it was still pretty amazing.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34I think the only fitting way to end this would be to do to these
0:10:34 > 0:10:37sticks what they always wanted to do, explode. Anyone with me?
0:10:37 > 0:10:39- ALL: Yeah! - Let's do it!
0:10:43 > 0:10:45How unlucky! Well, let's not stick around.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49Also going for a record today are three guys who are...
0:10:57 > 0:11:01These are three of the world's leanest, meanest
0:11:01 > 0:11:04and downright finest record-breaking machines.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07They're going head-to-head with world records
0:11:07 > 0:11:10and national pride at stake.
0:11:10 > 0:11:11They are...
0:11:13 > 0:11:18And, what's more, they're taking on records that you can try at home.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Representing the USA is the onesie-wearing whippet US Ray.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29He's a back-flipping bouncing ball of all-American energy.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Representing the UK is Sizzling Steve.
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Not as energetic as his American opponent,
0:11:37 > 0:11:42but with a steely will to win, he's flying the flag for Old Blighty.
0:11:42 > 0:11:47Finally, for Japan, it's the uniquely understated Mr Cherry.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Don't let his quiet exterior fool you...
0:11:50 > 0:11:51Aaargh!
0:11:51 > 0:11:54..this man's a record-breaking legend.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00With three events completed, the competition couldn't be closer
0:12:00 > 0:12:04as our trio of titans have each been victorious in one event.
0:12:06 > 0:12:10With two world records being broken in the process.
0:12:12 > 0:12:16For today's Officially Competitive challenge,
0:12:16 > 0:12:17it's bottoms up,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21as we see who can sit on the most whoopee cushions in 30 seconds.
0:12:22 > 0:12:25'Last series, Mr Cherry broke the world record
0:12:25 > 0:12:28'for cracking walnuts with his backside.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31'I wonder if his buns of steel are up to this challenge.'
0:12:31 > 0:12:35So, Cherry-san, last time you cracked walnuts with your bum.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38Are you confident for this challenge, as well,
0:12:38 > 0:12:39using your bottom?
0:12:39 > 0:12:42- TRANSLATION:- Oh, yes indeed, love.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44My bum will help me win.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46So, you are definitely confident with your bum?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49OK, so here the rules.
0:12:51 > 0:12:52The person attempting the record
0:12:52 > 0:12:55must sit on each whoopee cushion individually.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Every cushion sat on must produce a noise resembling a...
0:12:59 > 0:13:00BREAKING WIND
0:13:00 > 0:13:04If the cushion explodes or rips, it will not count toward the total.
0:13:04 > 0:13:09The current record is 37 whoopee cushions in 30 seconds.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Cherry-san, are you ready?
0:13:13 > 0:13:14HE SHOUTS
0:13:14 > 0:13:15- Adjudicator, are you ready?- Yes.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18THEY SPEAK IN JAPANESE
0:13:18 > 0:13:22Three, two, one, go!
0:13:23 > 0:13:27As usual Mr Cherry is impeccably vest - I mean dressed.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30He's flying by the seat of his tiny pants here!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33He's got the wind in his sails!
0:13:35 > 0:13:39This is whoopee wizardry at its finest by Mr Cherry.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Whoops-i-daisy, he's reached the end of the line
0:13:43 > 0:13:45and he's run out of cushions!
0:13:45 > 0:13:46Stop!
0:13:46 > 0:13:50One whoopee cushion at the death there, a cheeky effort by Mr Cherry.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53While the official adjudicator checks his cushion count,
0:13:53 > 0:13:57we're off to the USA and UK to see how our boys get on.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Three, two, one, go!
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Ray set his chairs out in a circle, which is within the rules.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06Will that give him the edge?
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Sizzling Steve's gone for the straight-line approach.
0:14:09 > 0:14:12Both need assistants on hand to keep a steady supply of whoopee cushions.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16This is like the windiest game of musical chairs I've ever seen.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20You need to go a bit faster there, Al, Ray's caught you up!
0:14:20 > 0:14:23- I'm going as quick as I can! - They're really letting rip,
0:14:23 > 0:14:27but they need to make sure they're not ripping those whoopee cushions.
0:14:27 > 0:14:28Stop!
0:14:28 > 0:14:31That was a cacophony of whoopee cushioned craziness,
0:14:31 > 0:14:36but who has sat on the most and do we have a world record on our hands?
0:14:36 > 0:14:39Remember, the number to beat is 37 cushions.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41US Ray is certainly confident.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43The results are in.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45In third place is...
0:14:45 > 0:14:49the UK and Sizzling Steve, who sat on 29.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Hard luck there, Steve. Just not enough gas.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54In second place is...
0:14:54 > 0:14:56US Ray with 31.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59He may not have won, but at least he and Al had windy fun.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05That means today's victor is Japan and Mr Cherry.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08His relentless straight-line approach was the best.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11HE SHOUTS IN JAPANESE
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Japanese sushi, tempura...
0:15:16 > 0:15:19Boom, boom, boom!
0:15:19 > 0:15:21We know he has won the contest,
0:15:21 > 0:15:25but have we got a new world record on our hands?
0:15:25 > 0:15:27The current record stands at 37.
0:15:27 > 0:15:32I had to discount some that ripped or didn't make a sound.
0:15:32 > 0:15:35So your final result is...
0:15:39 > 0:15:40..48.
0:15:40 > 0:15:42It's a new Guinness World Record.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45HE YELLS
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Yeah, number one to blow!
0:15:49 > 0:15:50HE SHOUTS
0:15:50 > 0:15:53He's clearly rather pleased.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57That puts Mr Cherry into the overall lead for the competition.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00The boys will be back next time to battle it out
0:16:00 > 0:16:02in another officially exciting instalment
0:16:02 > 0:16:04of Officially Competitive.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08Oooh, pee, pee!
0:16:08 > 0:16:10Oooh, pee, pee!!
0:16:10 > 0:16:12Well, Cherry and his bum achieved
0:16:12 > 0:16:14an unbelievable record-breaking feat.
0:16:14 > 0:16:18But now for some record-breaking feet of a different kind.
0:16:20 > 0:16:23# Amazing feats with their feet
0:16:23 > 0:16:24# Wo-wo-wo-woah
0:16:24 > 0:16:27# Soles with plenty of soul
0:16:27 > 0:16:30# Amazing feats with their feet
0:16:30 > 0:16:31# Wo-wo-wo-woah
0:16:31 > 0:16:34# Toe-tally in control
0:16:34 > 0:16:36# At eight-foot-eleven
0:16:36 > 0:16:41# Robert Wadlow was the tallest fellow in history
0:16:41 > 0:16:44# He also officially had the largest feet
0:16:44 > 0:16:47# He could walk all over me
0:16:47 > 0:16:51# Well, I hope you cut your toenails
0:16:51 > 0:16:54# To stop them from growing bit by bit
0:16:54 > 0:16:58# Louise Hollis had just over seven feet of toenails
0:16:58 > 0:17:01# How on earth did she find socks to fit?
0:17:01 > 0:17:04# Amazing feats with their feet
0:17:04 > 0:17:05# Wo-wo-wo-woah
0:17:05 > 0:17:08# Soles with plenty of soul
0:17:08 > 0:17:11# Amazing feats with their feet
0:17:11 > 0:17:12# Wo-wo-wo-woah
0:17:12 > 0:17:15# Toe-tally in control
0:17:15 > 0:17:19# Feet have been around for millions of years
0:17:19 > 0:17:22# And I'll tell you what I recently saw
0:17:22 > 0:17:26# A 136 centimetre footprint
0:17:26 > 0:17:28# That belonged to a dinosaur
0:17:28 > 0:17:30ROAR
0:17:30 > 0:17:32# People try all kinds of silly stuff
0:17:32 > 0:17:36# With those things that come out of your legs
0:17:36 > 0:17:39# Like Ashrita, who used the all ten toes
0:17:39 > 0:17:43# And in half a minute he crushed 39 eggs
0:17:43 > 0:17:46# Suresh Joachim stayed on one foot for more than three days
0:17:46 > 0:17:49# Until the other foot finally fell
0:17:50 > 0:17:53# He must have been pretty bored
0:17:53 > 0:17:57# But he sure could balance well
0:17:57 > 0:17:59# Amazing feats with their feet
0:17:59 > 0:18:00# Wo-wo-wo-woah
0:18:00 > 0:18:03# Soles with plenty of soul
0:18:03 > 0:18:06# Amazing feats with their feet
0:18:06 > 0:18:08# Wo-wo-wo-woah
0:18:08 > 0:18:09# Toe-tally in control
0:18:09 > 0:18:11# Yeah! #
0:18:21 > 0:18:24Last series we met Manjit Singh,
0:18:24 > 0:18:26the Ironman of Leicester.
0:18:26 > 0:18:30He's famed for lifting and pulling things with his hair and ears.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Here he is lifting me with them.
0:18:32 > 0:18:33HE SCREAMS
0:18:36 > 0:18:38But Manjit isn't getting any younger
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and, like all great heroes,
0:18:40 > 0:18:44he's realised that his time at the top is coming to an end.
0:18:44 > 0:18:46He's no longer capable of performing
0:18:46 > 0:18:49the same feats of strength he used to.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53But he still spends hours in the gym staring aimlessly into space...
0:18:55 > 0:18:57..fondly fondling gym apparatus
0:18:57 > 0:18:59and dreaming of past glories.
0:19:01 > 0:19:05But Manjit still has record-breaking ambitions,
0:19:05 > 0:19:09and now he's got himself an apprentice, all the way from India.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12And here she is, Asha Rani.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15Asha is the heir to Manjit's throne.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19Now he's hung up his ears, he's training her to become like him -
0:19:19 > 0:19:23a world-record puller of heavy objects using different body parts.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26Manjit truly is a great guru.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29When I first met him, he showed me that it's not all about
0:19:29 > 0:19:32brute strength, although that does come in handy.
0:19:32 > 0:19:36He uses meditation to control his thoughts and make him even stronger,
0:19:36 > 0:19:39something he's been teaching Asha.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42As you can see, I'm in peak physical condition.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45But, as I learned from Manjit, it's not all about muscles,
0:19:45 > 0:19:46it's also in the mind.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49I was so impressed by the techniques that you taught me,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52Manjit, I've been applying them for an hour a day
0:19:52 > 0:19:56and I now think I might even be better than young Asha over here.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- Shall we test it? - Why not? Let's go for it.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06Ah, waves breaking on a beach - classic.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Yeah, I mean, not bad, but check this out.
0:20:14 > 0:20:15# Oppan Gangnam style
0:20:17 > 0:20:19# Gangnam style
0:20:19 > 0:20:21# Opp-opp-opp-opp
0:20:21 > 0:20:23# Oppan Gangnam style. #
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Close enough. Let's do this.
0:20:25 > 0:20:28Today, Asha is going to try to break a record
0:20:28 > 0:20:31by pulling this van with her ears.
0:20:31 > 0:20:34You heard right - her ears!
0:20:34 > 0:20:36The van weighs 1.7 tonnes
0:20:36 > 0:20:41and she needs to move it 5m using only her ears.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Straps are attached to the vehicle at one end
0:20:43 > 0:20:45and to Asha's ears at the other.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47If it looks painful, that's because it is.
0:20:49 > 0:20:53Will she be able to do her mentor Manjit proud
0:20:53 > 0:20:56and get a brand-new Officially Amazing world record?
0:20:56 > 0:20:57'Ere's hoping.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00- Three, two, one, let's go!- Come on!
0:21:02 > 0:21:06Come on, Asha, the van is moving forward, that's incredible!
0:21:10 > 0:21:15'Remember, she's pulling this 1.7 tonne van with just her ears.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19'She's nearly halfway!'
0:21:19 > 0:21:21It's really moving!
0:21:21 > 0:21:24Asha must be getting earache, but I'm not. Look at this!
0:21:24 > 0:21:27'Oh, a couple of metres left. Keep going, Asha!'
0:21:29 > 0:21:32'Can the van make it all the way?'
0:21:33 > 0:21:37It has! It has! Stop! You can stop, Asha!
0:21:37 > 0:21:38You can stop.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41She's beaten it by miles!
0:21:42 > 0:21:48'Asha is an ear-pulling machine worthy of master Manjit's mantle.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50'But for this to be an Officially Amazing record
0:21:50 > 0:21:55'it needs to be officially verified by our official adjudicator, Craig.'
0:21:55 > 0:21:58- How are your ears? - They're OK.- They're OK,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00that's what I like to hear.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02- And, Craig, how did she do?- Good.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06We've confirmed the weight of the truck, 1.7 tonnes.
0:22:06 > 0:22:08And Asha pulled it much more than the 5m that we need,
0:22:08 > 0:22:11so it is a brand-new Guinness World Records title.
0:22:11 > 0:22:13- Congratulations.- Congratulations.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Put that up there. She's officially amazing.
0:22:15 > 0:22:19This ear-ficially, ear-mazing, ear-pulling wonder woman
0:22:19 > 0:22:23will be known all around the lobe - er, I mean globe.
0:22:23 > 0:22:27Time for us now to cross that globe and head to the USA for...
0:22:35 > 0:22:39Welcome to Gainesville, Florida, where Al and I are here to meet
0:22:39 > 0:22:41bedazzling bowler Chad McLean.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44He's been bowling since he was three.
0:22:44 > 0:22:45He's won countless championships
0:22:45 > 0:22:48and already holds a Guinness world record.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50He's one of the greatest bowlers alive.
0:22:50 > 0:22:52But before we get to his record attempt,
0:22:52 > 0:22:55I'm going to teach Al a thing or two.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02'Here you go, Al, watch and learn.'
0:23:04 > 0:23:07'Oh, get in! Five pins down, Al, beat that.'
0:23:07 > 0:23:09Here we go.
0:23:09 > 0:23:10Oh, yeah!
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Ho-ho! Ho-ho!
0:23:14 > 0:23:16That's a strike.
0:23:16 > 0:23:17Do you need the toilet?
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Ah!
0:23:22 > 0:23:24You almost got it!
0:23:28 > 0:23:30It's so hot!
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Can we get...? It's so hot! I'm so hot!
0:23:33 > 0:23:37'Well, let's see you get a strike when I'm doing this.'
0:23:37 > 0:23:42Boys, boys, we're not here to see you, we're here for this guy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46'Rubbish!'
0:23:46 > 0:23:49'Anyway, Ben and I sat down for milkshakes with Chad
0:23:49 > 0:23:52'to find out what record he's going for today.'
0:23:52 > 0:23:54I'm going after the most bowling strikes in one minute.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57I already have it at nine, but I want to break it.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Nine strikes in one minute?- Mm-hm.
0:23:59 > 0:24:02So, in one minute you have done more than Ben will do in nine lifetimes.
0:24:02 > 0:24:04- That's impressive.- That's outrageous.
0:24:05 > 0:24:10A strike is when all ten pins are knocked over with one ball.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Chad will start at lane one and work his way along after each bowl.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19To speed up the process, he has two assistants that will follow him
0:24:19 > 0:24:22along the alley, handing him a ball when he's ready.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25So, Chad, obviously, you have to use your hands a lot.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27- Does that get quite tough? - My thumbs...
0:24:27 > 0:24:30My bowling thumb is much bigger than my non-bowling thumb.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33That's a hefty thumb. If you ever wanted to hitchhike...
0:24:33 > 0:24:35You're in good shape!
0:24:35 > 0:24:38All of Chad's bowling balls are custom-made to suit him
0:24:38 > 0:24:40and that thumb of his.
0:24:40 > 0:24:43They fit so well that, when he releases the ball,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45it makes a popping noise.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49POPPING
0:24:49 > 0:24:50See?
0:24:50 > 0:24:54- Did I tell you I've got a new job? - Is it permanent?
0:24:54 > 0:24:55Nah, ten-pin.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03Can Chad break his own record of nine strikes in one minute?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07His first attempt is not go so well.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09He's way off his own record.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12You had a total of five strikes.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15But determination is the name of this game,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18and he was much closer on his second go.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21You had eight strikes, so it was a great try.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25Just one strike away from equalling his record.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28Now he's going to have one more go.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30Is it even possible to break this record?
0:25:30 > 0:25:32Come on, Chad.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34Two, one, bowl!
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Oh, bad start! There's still one pin left standing.
0:25:41 > 0:25:43Strike one.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45He's so quick! He knows these lanes better than you
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and I know each other. Don't you think, Betsy?
0:25:48 > 0:25:49Er, it's Ben.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51Come on, Chad!
0:25:52 > 0:25:55No strike. Three pins still standing.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57Strike four!
0:25:57 > 0:26:00'That's four! Can he get a fifth straightaway?'
0:26:02 > 0:26:06- Strike five! - 30 seconds, you can do it.
0:26:06 > 0:26:07- Strike six!- Come on!
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- Strike seven! - Get it, Chad, let's go!
0:26:12 > 0:26:13Strike eight!
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Strike nine, that's equalled the record!
0:26:18 > 0:26:19Oh, incredible!
0:26:19 > 0:26:23That's six strikes in a row! But can he go on and beat the record?
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Ten!- Strike ten! Strike ten!
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Strike 11!- Four, three, two,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- one.- Strike 12!
0:26:35 > 0:26:39- CHEERS AND APPLAUSE - Yes! Yes!
0:26:39 > 0:26:40Yes!
0:26:42 > 0:26:45Oh, put it there!
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Well, that was magnificent.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50An incredible performance by Chad the bowling lad.
0:26:50 > 0:26:51It looked good to us,
0:26:51 > 0:26:55but let's get the official word from adjudicator Amanda.
0:26:55 > 0:26:59As you know, the previous record was nine, and in this go around,
0:26:59 > 0:27:04you had 12 strikes, which is a new Guinness World Record!
0:27:06 > 0:27:08WHOOSH
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Chad, you bowled us over with your skills. You are officially amazing.
0:27:17 > 0:27:21So, Chad is the ten-pin tumbling toast of the town.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Join us next time for more brilliant record breakers like these guys.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29# Well, beg your pardon What's that sound?
0:27:29 > 0:27:31# Did someone make a smell?
0:27:31 > 0:27:33# No, it's champion Cherry who broke a world record
0:27:33 > 0:27:36# When he sat on whoopee cushions so well
0:27:36 > 0:27:37# Chad was having fun
0:27:37 > 0:27:40# Breaking bowling records with his giant thumb
0:27:40 > 0:27:41# And Mr Burditt blew it
0:27:41 > 0:27:44# Those stubborn sticks just wouldn't do it
0:27:44 > 0:27:48# But Asha, she was smiling from ear to ear
0:27:48 > 0:27:52# It's all officially amazing! #