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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

-Aw!

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-# Most poisonous frog

-Argh!

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# And a woman with a beard

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-What?

-# Officially, officially, officially

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-# Amazing! #

-Ta-da!

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Hello, I'm Ben Shires and welcome to the brand-new,

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super-brilliant, cracking, fantastic series of Officially Amazing!

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-And look who's popped along to say hello.

-What's up, guys?

-Konnichiwa!

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We're the show that brings you the world's best records.

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And the world's best record breakers.

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So book a look for some top-notch action.

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Here's a sneak preview of what to expect

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in this series of Officially Amazing!

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Enjoy!

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ALL: Argh!

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THEY CHEER

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THEY CHEER

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That's what I'm talking about!

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Wahey!

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Whoo-hoo-hoo!

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Uh-oh...waaah!

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Waaah-ha-ha-ha!

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Tee-hee!

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Bonjour! I'm here in the sun-drenched south of France -

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Marseille, to be exact - waiting for our next record breaker to arrive.

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It seems he's a bit late, but I've not let that get me down.

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I found myself on this little dinghy out in the ocean for a bit of

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r'n'r time - that's rod and reel, to you and me.

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'But fishing is merely a distraction to pass the time

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'while I wait for the main event.

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'And it's looming right beneath me as I float.

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'Prepare yourselves for something incredible -

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'prepare yourselves for flyboarding!'

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Big Franky Zapata!

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French flyboarding fanatic, Franky Zapata,

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actually invented the Flyboard

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and can do just about anything on his Jet Ski-powered machine.

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Just look at the man soar!

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He's actually flying with the power of water,

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like some sort of aquatic Iron Man!

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He can spin!

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He can flip!

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He can disappear!

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Where is he?

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Incredible!

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And, more than that...

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He's going to break a record on this, too! We hope! Yes!

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Wow, and he can even carry idiots on that thing?!

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Don't be too jealous, Al. So, how does a Flyboard work?

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Well, bored of being a Jet Ski champion,

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Franky took his water bike, attached a mahoosive hose to it,

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and started experimenting.

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Water is blasted through the pipe

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to jets fitted on his specially designed board,

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which Franky is attached to

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with some even more specially designed boots.

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Using this hand-held throttle,

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he controls the water pressure from his Jet Ski.

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Higher pressure allows him to soar over 15 metres in the air,

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while his Jet Ski sits down below all alone.

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All in all, this is an incredibly difficult machine to operate,

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but Franky is the best in the world at it.

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I think it's time to meet Mr Flyboard himself.

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Ahh-ha-ha-ha!

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Oh, look at that! Look at that!

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He's still going! I need to dry my feet.

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-That was brilliant!

-Thanks.

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So Franky, it's great to meet you, first of all.

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-But, please tell me - is this thing off?

-Yep!

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-There's no water jets about to fly out?

-No, no - it's fine.

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Do you feel like a superhero up there?

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You feel like you're superhero because you can jump

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in the water as a mermaid, and you can also fly as Iron Man.

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Nothing is like this. Nothing give you the ability to fly.

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You were telling me earlier, you haven't really done any

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-flyboarding for about four months?

-Yeah, I didn't practice too much.

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But it's like bicycle, you never forget.

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Well, let's hope not, because today, he's attempting to get a new

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Guinness World Records title for...

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And this is a backflip.

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Right, as Franky completes his last-minute checks,

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why don't we take a look at those all-important rules?

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Only complete 360 degree rotations will count towards the final total.

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Franky has just 60 seconds to complete the attempt.

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And, to set a new record,

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Franky needs to complete at least ten backflips.

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That means more than one every six seconds!

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OK, we're just about ready,

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you can probably see flyboarder ace Franky Zapata doing last-minute

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warm-ups behind me, let's see if he's about there. Franky, you good?

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I think he's ready.

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Bonne chance!

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The time doesn't start until he attempts his first backflip.

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One.

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Two.

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Three.

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And that's four already!

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'But after each set, Franky has to make sure the pipe uncoils -

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'otherwise, it could cut off his water supply

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'and end his record attempt.'

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Look at that, it's incredible!

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He's a human dolphin!

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But each flip must be making him more and more dizzy!

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It takes such effort to do that.

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A little break in-between to let the tube uncoil

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and his head settle again, but the 60 seconds are ticking away.

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He seems to be doing brilliantly, but he must be exhausted -

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and don't forget, he's controlling the Jet Ski at the same time.

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Not long left.

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Go on Franky!

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'One last push.'

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-Stop!

-That's it!

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-Stop!

-That's it.

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That was absolutely brilliant, wasn't it?

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Franky has done all he can. Only official adjudicator Anna

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knows whether he's done more than ten back flips.

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All right, stop showing off.

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Come on over here, Franky.

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That was incredible! How do you feel?

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-Ah, I feel not so bad.

-Yeah?

-I feel it was good.

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He seems pretty confident, and has that French cool about him,

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that je ne sais what.

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He seemed to do well, but were all the loops legal?

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Anna, how did he do?

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He did brilliantly, he achieved 26!

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-Wow, yes!

-Congratulations!

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26?!

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Wow, a new world record, and more than double the target!

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-Yes!

-Ah, look at that!

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Are you off? He's going! He's a superhero!

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Best record celebration ever!

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What have we got next, Haruka?

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Well, it involves spiders, Ben.

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Spiders?! Ahem, I mean...cool.

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Ow!

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Say g'day to 11-year-old Australian Tom Buchanan,

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also known as Spider-Boy.

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But he's not a real Spider-Boy -

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he's not been bitten by a spider and given spider powers.

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That's just silly.

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He is, however, about to attempt

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to obtain a Guinness World Record title, but which of these is it?

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Well, this isn't an easy one

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to spy...der.

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Yes, it's the record for...

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Ew, why?!

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-Sounds fun.

-Sounds fun? Sounds frightening!

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Tom has to lie in the Perspex booth for over 30 seconds with the

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spiders on his body, but at least he's wearing sufficient safety gear.

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Those shorts should do the trick(!)

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The other guys are wearing thick gloves!

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These golden orb spiders are a little creepy and crawley,

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but, don't worry, they're not VERY poisonous. I think.

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SPIDER: Nah, he's safe, mate. Don't you worry.

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Phew! Well, they've got lovely voices.

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The current record is...

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But Tom wants to try...

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Which is precisely 125 more spiders than I'd ever want on me!

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Ew!

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15 seconds gone, he's halfway and handling this amazingly.

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And the spiders aren't doing too bad either.

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Strewth! They stinkles, mate! They smell worse than a possum's poo.

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He's nearly there!

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-30 seconds, Tom.

-He's done it!

-Well done, mate! Bonza! Ripper!

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And he's also managed not to scream with a spider on his face. Argh!

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Congratulations to our Spider-Boy!

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Thanks, Haruka!

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Now, another record attempt

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starring an animal.

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But, thankfully, it's one that's far less spidery.

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-Whoa!

-Tee-hee!

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Here on Officially Amazing, we love a dog record.

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And I am your man, your roving reporter,

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when it comes to sniffing out the latest record breaker.

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And so, today, I'm searching high -

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and low - to find a new daring doggie.

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-HE SNIFFS

-Ugh!

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Yes, I've got an exclusive scoop!

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And, hopefully, somewhere, a pooper-scooper.

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Nothing gets past Benedict Sherlock Shires.

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All I need is my faithful friend to help me out -

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but I just can't find him anywhere!

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-He's behind you, Ben!

-Behind me?!

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I'm not falling for that one.

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Anyway, I've had a tip-off about a very special dog.

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A five-year-old labradoodle called Millie.

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Not only can she skateboard...

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Not only can she ride a scooter...

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But today, this marvellous mutt is going to walk not forwards,

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but backwards, on a barrel,

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and try and gain a Guinness World Records title in the process.

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Can she do it? Well, I met up with Millie to find out.

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So, how are you feeling about today's record?

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Well, I hope it will be a backwards walk in the park. Ha-ha-ha!

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-Millie, on a scale of one to ten, how tasty is the mic?

-Terrible!

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And you're filming me from my worst side! Unbelievable!

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Whoops! Well, maybe I'll have more luck with owner Imogen.

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When did you first discover that Millie could go

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-backwards on a barrel?

-She learnt it about a year ago.

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When it moved a bit, she jumped off. But she quickly...

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In about two weeks, she was doing it all right.

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The secret to Millie's success is a highly sophisticated,

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custom-made piece of kit.

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AL: Yeah, it looks like a barrel with some carpet on it to me.

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Shut up, Al.

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MILLIE BARKS

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Oh, no - I'm sorry about this.

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He follows me around a lot. Go on!

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Whilst they go prepared for the record,

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why don't we check out the rules?

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MILLIE BARKS

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I can't resist.

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'Well, that's quite embarrassing. Back to the rules.'

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Millie must travel the full ten-metre distance

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whilst on the barrel.

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Imogen can't physically assist her in any way -

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that means no pushing or pulling.

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And, to set a new record,

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Millie must complete her course

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in under 30 seconds.

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That's a long distance to keep doing this tricky task,

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especially when Millie can't even see where she's going!

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-Imogen, are you ready?

-Yeah.

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-Excellent. Millie, you ready?

-I was born ready.

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That's what I like to hear. Let's break a world record!

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-Step on.

-'Can she labradoodle it?'

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That's OK... Oh! And we're off!

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-Come on, good girl.

-It's quick! Come on, Millie!

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'Look at her legs go!'

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Millie's not putting a paw wrong,

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but there are no wing mirrors on this barrel.

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She's trusting Imogen implicitly

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to keep her going in the right direction.

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She's on a roll, quite literally! Come on, Millie!

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'She's so close, but so are Imogen's hands.

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'If she touches Millie, it's all over.'

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Yes, yes, yes!

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-Brilliant stuff! Wow!

-Good girl!

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Speedy or what?

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Incredible!

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Millie made that look easy, but to set the world record,

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she needs to be faster than 30 seconds.

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So, has she done it?

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So, she's a canine star and so are you

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because you achieved that in eight seconds!

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-Wow!

-So, congratulations!

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Eight seconds! Eight seconds, Millie!

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Wow, that's officially amazing!

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And now, officially, a new world record.

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She's travelled ten metres in eight seconds -

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that's a speed of almost 5km an hour.

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Well, what a fantastic effort from Imogen and Millie.

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-Thank goodness she didn't cross the...

-Oh, Ben!

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I can't stand this any more, I'm off.

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Oh, well, my joke scared her off.

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And speaking of scary stuff...

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Spooky records! Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

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# Now, Johann Heinrich Karl Thieme

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# Had a ghoulish job which was far from dreamy

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# Digging graves for 50 years

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# Who said the dead can't help your career

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# Skeletons are scary and skinless too

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# The University of Tennessee has got quite a few

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# The largest collection of human skeletons is quite a sight

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# But you probably wouldn't want to go and see it at night

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-# Spooky

-They'll give you a fright

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# Spooky

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# Don't read about these records at night

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-# Spooky

-Spooky things that people do

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# Let's hope nothing spooky ever happens to you

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# Bats and birds can be nasty things

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# The largest bat has 1.7 metre wings

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# And the vampire finch is a bit of a thug

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# It'll peck other birds and drink their blood

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# Todd Ray is a rather eerie sort

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# 22 two-headed beasts the fellow has bought

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# This dicephalic dabbler is second to none

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# Well, I suppose two heads are better than one

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-# Spooky

-They'll give you a fright

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# Spooky

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# Don't read about these records at night

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-# Spooky

-Spooky things that people do

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# Let's hope nothing spooky ever happens to you

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# The spookiest of all might be Jungle John

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# Who lay in a coffin and had cockroaches poured on

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# 20,050 giant hissing pests

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# Surely that's the ultimate in spooky tests?

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-Lovely!

-Ew!

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-# Spooky

-They'll give you a fright

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# Spooky

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# Don't read about these records at night

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-# Spooky

-Spooky things that people do

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# Let's hope nothing spooky ever happens to you! #

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Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

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Yahoo!

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Uh-oh.

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Last series, three giants of world record breaking

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engaged in a global battle

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to become the undisputed king of Officially Competitive.

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Representing America and carrying the Star Spangled Banner,

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we met US Ray.

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Representing Japan,

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we witnessed the sparkly-spangled bottom of Mr Cherry.

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It's number one!

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And, representing the UK, our un-spangly national treasure,

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Sizzling Steve!

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They competed in a series of record attempts you can try at home!

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And, in the end, Mr Cherry came out on top,

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winning six out of 13 challenges

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and gaining six Guinness World Records titles in the process.

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Number one champion!

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But for how much longer will he be able to hang onto his crown?

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Because now, they're back!

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And for the first time ever, they're in the same place.

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They've been brought together from across the globe,

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ready to compete again

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in our top secret record-breaking bunker in the UK.

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But they're not alone.

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The whole Officially Amazing team is here to witness the greatness.

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This is...

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Let the games begin!

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Earlier on, the first task was to decide

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the order in which our competitors went in today's attempt.

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That was done by yours truly, Al and Haruka

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competing on behalf of our heroes, in a challenge called...

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All we had to do was move the chocolate from our forehead

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into our mouth using only our facial muscles as quickly as we could.

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Al was discovered to be a cheeky cheat.

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-I put it back on my eye, where it was.

-No!

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Then I skilled it, and came out on top.

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This meant Steve got to pick if he went first,

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second or third in their challenge, and he chose to go second.

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A tactical decision,

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meaning he could watch and learn from the first attempt,

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and then terrify the person coming after him.

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Due to Al's cheating, Ray's up first.

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But what is today's almighty record attempt?

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There's a bit of a party atmosphere pervading,

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because today, we're putting jelly on your telly.

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Yes, that's right - it's the record for...

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But that's not all - there's a twist.

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They're eating with chopsticks.

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Feeling confident, guys?

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-ALL:

-Yes!

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If you're brave enough to want to try this at home, you will need...

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While we waited for our jelly to set,

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we caught up with the competitors.

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And after his sensational chopstick triumph over Mr Cherry last series,

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I met up with a super-confident Steve

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in his favourite picnic spot.

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So, Steve. The most jelly eaten with chopsticks in one minute.

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It's a chopstick record, surely you're a favourite?

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I'm always a favourite.

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Yeah, but "Cherry" sounds like "jelly".

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Do you think that gives him the advantage?

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If it's a cherry jelly, maybe.

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But if it's just strawberry jelly, then no.

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-So it could literally come down to jelly flavour as to who wins?

-Yeah.

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Ohhhh-kay. So, flavours seem important to Steve.

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But when I spoke to US Ray,

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he was more concerned with what he'd be eating.

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-The most jelly eaten with chopsticks.

-Yeah!

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And I'm like, we put jelly with peanut butter and make a sandwich,

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but they call that - I guess it's our Jell-O.

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-Yeah, we need to let them know it's Jell-O.

-That's right.

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-What's your favourite flavour of Jell-O?

-Red.

-Red.

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Red's not a flavour, that's a colour -

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but we're not here to split hairs.

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What are you going to do, what's your strategy?

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See, Jell-O's kind of tricky, it's kind of wobbly,

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so...I can't really say that I'm going to have a steady hand.

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It's just, kind of, go really fast.

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-How much Jell-O do you think you can get down?

-As much as it takes.

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As much as it takes. This is a man that serious about Jell-O.

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That's right.

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And while Team USA worry about whether it's jelly or Jell-O -

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it's jelly, by the way -

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Mr Cherry was most concerned about the jelly's taste.

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So is there any difference between the UK jelly and Japanese jelly?

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HE SPEAKS IN JAPANESE

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-TRANSLATED:

-Oh, aye - British jelly is disgusting.

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When I dated during practice, I knew I didn't like it.

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What?!

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Our jelly's delicious!

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Right, while the three competitors go off to mentally prepare

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for the attempt, he is a mental puzzle for you to decipher.

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-Al?

-Yes, very confusing, Ben.

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This lady is sitting on a world record breaking item,

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but what is it?

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Is it the world's largest piano? The world tallest table?

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Or the biggest fossilised dinosaur poo ever?

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Pia-pia-pia-KNOW, that the answer

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is the world's largest piano.

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And just look at it! A stonking great honky-tonk monster!

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Constructed by Daniel Czapiewski of Poland,

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the mammoth music box is over six metres long,

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two metres high, and weighs nearly two tonnes!

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But it's not alone in the world of instruments made for giants.

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Check out this huge accordion made in Italy,

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it took over 1,000 hours to build!

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And that those with gargantuan lungs,

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here is the world's largest saxophone,

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which is nearly three metres in height!

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Brazilian J'Elle Stainer has built a pretty cool instrument.

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Now that jazz!

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And what's more, all three of these are playable, working instruments.

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Want to hear them play something? Sure, here you go!

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MUSIC PLAYS

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BOOM!

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Whoa-ho! Did not see... Oh, my... Hmm.

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Back to our jelly-based finale, then! I guess?! Go, Ray!

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Nice one, Al.

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Yes, here at Officially Competitiver HQ, we're ready for the...

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..record attempt.

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Here is the rule - you must use one hand only to hold the chopsticks,

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and that other hand must be kept behind their bag at all times.

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The record to beat is...

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..which is a lot of jelly - it's about the weight of an iPad!

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Each of them will have a large plate of jelly,

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which official adjudicator Anna will weigh before the attempt

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and then again afterwards.

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The difference in weight will confirm what they've eaten.

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US Ray's going to do America proud.

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And the crowd is cheering on the right man.

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-Bon appetit!

-Jelly!

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I'll count you down from three...two...one...

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Begin!

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Come on, Ray.

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'Not much going in, Ray.'

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He seems to be struggling with his chopsticks.

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Oh, I'm not sure that's allowed, Al!

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Just one simple rule about one hand, and he's broken it!

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Sh, Ben!

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Ah, man - Ray's chopsticks are all over the place!

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The record is for most jelly eaten - right now, I'd take any jelly.

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-Come on, Ray!

-Ray, you're fine.

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There you go.

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Oh! That's OK.

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Oh, that Jell-O and goodbye as it bounces off Ray's hungry mouth

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and back onto the plate.

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This couldn't end soon enough.

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-Yes, technique!

-Five, four...

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-Go on, Ray!

-..three, two, one - stop!

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OK, now he has to show Anna his empty mouth to prove

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he swallowed all the jelly.

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It's tougher than it looks!

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-Ray, you feeling full now?

-Just a little bit.

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-It's harder than it looks, right?

-Definitely.

-Yeah.

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We'll soon see.

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Sizzling Steve chose to go second to learn from Ray's attempt -

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but in doing so, he's only learned how not to do it!

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And I'm not sure he should be doing that move either! Whatever it is.

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Anyway, go Steve!

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Count you in - on three, two, one...eat!

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ALL: Ugh!

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Steve is staying close to the plate, that's a good tactic.

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And shovelling the jelly speedily, and unpleasantly.

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But he still showing just how hard this challenge is.

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Maybe you can do better at home?

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Mr Cherry's not the least bit worried.

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Though, perhaps, slightly disgusted.

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And me and Ray...

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Well, we're just spellbound.

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-Five, four...

-Yes.

-..three, two, one - stop!

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Ha-ha-ha!

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And a waterfall to finish. That was lovely.

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'Steve, showing Anna his mouth is empty -

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'ugh, I don't envy her job there... Steve had tuna for lunch.'

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Well, it's looking pretty good for Mr Cherry after that. Here we go!

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Ganbare Cherry!

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-OK! Chopsticks!

-From Japan, ne?

-OK.

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Three, two, one - go!

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-Cherry is very speedy!

-Uh-oh.

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But it's like listening to my grandmother slurping soup.

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There is a lot going on in, though.

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Can he not just win, but potentially break the record?

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-Go on, Cherry - you can do it.

-He's cleaning the plate.

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Oh, that's a huge chunk!

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I think that piece alone was enough to beat Steve.

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And as for Ray, he was level with him before he even sat down.

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This is looking very hopeful!

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

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-All right!

-Ew! Poor Anna.

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Well, after watching that slurp-tastic performance,

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there can really be little doubt of the outcome.

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Official adjudicator Anna dutifully weighs the leftover jelly,

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to see the difference between that and the starting weight and confirm

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exactly how much has left the plate and entered their stomachs.

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Well, in third place - unfortunately, there was

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-a disqualification. Ray, you used two hands...

-Oh!

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-So you are disqualified.

-Told you, Al!

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Here's the illegal move - Ray adjusting his chopsticks

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with that naughty second hand.

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Not that a second hand helped, of course.

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It either Steve or Mr Cherry.

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But who was it, Anna?

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-It's Mr Cherry!

-Yay!

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Yes - Steve only ate 226 grams.

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And now, the all-important question!

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Did we get a world record?

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-Yes, we did!

-Yay!

-Come on!

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Yes!

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With 663 grams of jelly eaten,

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he's beaten the previous record of 610 by 53 grams,

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and bagged himself a Guinness World Records title!

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CHANTING: Cherry! Cherry!

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Japanese bellies!

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Oh, bloop-bloop-bloop! Bloop-bloop-bloop!

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Japan bloop-bloop-bloooooppp!

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Oh, a traditional Japanese jelly-belly jive, there.

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And Mr Cherry begins the series as heroically as he ended the last.

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-But will his success continue?

-Chopstick!

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And what does his win do to the scores?

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Well, it's the first event, so 1-0-0, obviously.

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But it's early days, with everything to play for.

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-LAUGHING:

-Love Japan.

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England, no! USA...

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HE LAUGHS

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Love Japan!

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Will Steve and Ray wipe the smile off his face?

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Find out next time,

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when we will have more officially amazing record attempts, like these!

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# Well, in Officially Competitive

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# Our three legends gathered in one place

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# But Sizzler and Ray left town with dismay

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# As Cherry won the jelly-eating race

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# Franky Zapata amazed

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# With his Flyboard-flipping display

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# Young Tom is the undisputed king of being covered in spidery things

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# And Millie wowed us all with her skills on a barrel

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# It's all Officially Amazing! #

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