0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Officially, officially Officially Amazing! #
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hello and welcome to Officially Amazing,
0:00:08 > 0:00:10where we travel the globe to bring
0:00:10 > 0:00:13you an epic array of wonderful world records.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Yeah, and FYI, the Antarctic - complete letdown.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18Not one single penguin can even unicycle
0:00:18 > 0:00:21to record-breaking standards, so...
0:00:21 > 0:00:23Well, thankfully the rest of the world's pretty good.
0:00:23 > 0:00:27So here's what's coming up on today's show.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29What is this woman doing with her hair?
0:00:29 > 0:00:31And what's that bus doing there?
0:00:32 > 0:00:37And these unicyclists try to jump their way to a record.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39But first, controversy in the bunker.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Woohoo!
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Oh-oh!
0:00:48 > 0:00:51In a world where records are broken,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54three behemoths battle boldly to become the ultimate
0:00:54 > 0:00:56record-wrecking warrior,
0:00:56 > 0:01:00competing in challenges that you can try at home.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02Featuring...
0:01:02 > 0:01:05Teeny titan US Ray.
0:01:05 > 0:01:08Gorgeous gargantuan Sizzling Steve.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12And colourful colossus Mr Cherry.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15This is...
0:01:21 > 0:01:26Last time, Steve spectacularly sock-sorted his way to success
0:01:26 > 0:01:30and a second world record of the series.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Putting the scores level once again.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36But today, our competitors face their toughest
0:01:36 > 0:01:37physical challenge ever.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Brace yourself for feats of superhuman strength as our
0:01:41 > 0:01:46heroes will be, quite literally, crushing lead with steel blades -
0:01:46 > 0:01:50using one of these
0:01:50 > 0:01:52to sharpen one of these
0:01:52 > 0:01:55until there's nothing left!
0:01:55 > 0:01:59As today we will be attempting the record for...
0:02:03 > 0:02:07If anyone knows his stationery, it's the Sizzler.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- You must fancy your chances? - Definitely.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11What figures should we be looking out for?
0:02:11 > 0:02:13A record-breaking figure
0:02:13 > 0:02:14of over ten centimetres.
0:02:14 > 0:02:18Go out there and sharpen like your life depended on it.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20I will.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Oh, fighting talk from the Sizzler!
0:02:23 > 0:02:25But I'm backing my man US Ray.
0:02:25 > 0:02:26Do you think your superior
0:02:26 > 0:02:28upper body strength will help?
0:02:28 > 0:02:29Absolutely.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Push all this upper body into my fingers.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35HE MAKES CREAKING NOISES
0:02:36 > 0:02:40US Ray showcasing perfect dolphinese there.
0:02:40 > 0:02:42Let's get back to pencil talk.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44So how has the training been very hard?
0:02:46 > 0:02:48- TRANSLATION: - No, it's been hard-core.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Look at this thick callus I've cultivated on my finger.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53A finger callus!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55That's like a footballer having a dodgy knee!
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Can Cherry overcome this setback?
0:02:58 > 0:02:59Here are the rules.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Pencils must be at least 15cm long
0:03:02 > 0:03:05and 6mm in diameter.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Any single-bladed pencil sharpener can be used
0:03:07 > 0:03:11but it must be manual, not motorised.
0:03:11 > 0:03:15And our heroes will need to sharpen down 10cm of pencil
0:03:15 > 0:03:17to set the record.
0:03:17 > 0:03:18US Ray goes first.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Shantha carefully measures Ray's pencil.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24She'll then measure what's left of it at the end to calculate
0:03:24 > 0:03:26the amount that has been sharpened away.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31It's that time. I want you to do it for the US state of PENCIL-vania.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33- Ho-ho! I see what you did there. - Yeah, good luck!
0:03:33 > 0:03:37- THEY LAUGH - Three, two, one, go!
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Come on, Ray, let's go.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40All right!
0:03:40 > 0:03:44Ray's using a classic metal sharpener and HB pencil.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46Solid tools of the trade.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Yeah, but he's struggling.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Has he actually ever sharpened a pencil before?
0:03:51 > 0:03:53'I am starting to wonder.'
0:03:53 > 0:03:57Looks like a case of clamminess is interfering with Ray's grip.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01But his sweaty little hands are still working that pencil.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03A magnificent shaving!
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Five, four, three, two, one,
0:04:09 > 0:04:11- stop!- Yes!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- Good job!- Yeah!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Ray might be admiring his minute mound of shavings...
0:04:16 > 0:04:18But Cherry won't be scared of that!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22He has an award-winning Japanese samurai sharpener!
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Complete with handy shavings capture, so it won't make a mess!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- Go! - BUZZER BLARES
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Cherry's standing, so the might of his whole body
0:04:32 > 0:04:33can grind the pencil.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:04:38 > 0:04:42He's going so fast, his hands look normal speed in the slow-mo!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44SHE SPEAKS JAPANESE
0:04:44 > 0:04:48This face means 2H business!
0:04:48 > 0:04:50There's barely any pencil left!
0:04:50 > 0:04:53And this from an injury-ravaged man.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Five, four, three...
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- HARUKA SPEAKS JAPANESE - ..two, one, stop!
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Cherry is exhausted, but what's this?
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I shouldn't be able to hear, like, gears inside.
0:05:05 > 0:05:06HE LAUGHS
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Steve is sizzling with as stationer-rage.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13When you turn it you can hear something clicking.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17He's claiming Cherry's sharpener is mechanical, a blatant rule break.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20If he's right, Cherry will be disqualified.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23- So you're telling me that's allowed?- It's just the top.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26It's not a motor that's sharpening the pencil for you,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29it's still the action that is sharpening the pencil.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Shantha decrees the sharpener legal,
0:05:32 > 0:05:35which means Steve could use it as well.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38He test drives it but turns it down.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39Oh...
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Can he get his head into the game
0:05:41 > 0:05:44and the pencil into his own rubber-grip sharpener?
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Three, two, one, go!
0:05:47 > 0:05:48BUZZER BLARES
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Yes, we are sharpening. That's a great action, Steve.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Wonderful wrist work from the Sizzler!
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Lovely! You show that pencil who's boss!
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Come on, Sizzle Man.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08What?! Steve's stopped!
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Discombobulating scenes!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14Are Steve's sharpening days over?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15What?
0:06:15 > 0:06:18HE GROANS TO HIMSELF 'A bewildering battle cry...'
0:06:18 > 0:06:21I don't know what is going on here. 'But Sizz is back in biz.'
0:06:21 > 0:06:23Look at his powerful shoulders,
0:06:23 > 0:06:26giving everything to make up for that lost time.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Five, four, three,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- two, one, stop! - BUZZER BLARES
0:06:33 > 0:06:36And so as Shantha officially adjudicates,
0:06:36 > 0:06:38we are all left with one question...
0:06:38 > 0:06:39What happened?
0:06:39 > 0:06:44My hands just got too wet. I just couldn't turn it properly.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47So a clammy catastrophe for a subdued Sizzler.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Did anyone beat 10cm?
0:06:50 > 0:06:52Shantha, did we get a record?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- No. - THEY SIGH
0:06:55 > 0:07:00In third place, with 2.7cm...
0:07:00 > 0:07:02was Ray.
0:07:02 > 0:07:06And the winner with 9.6cm,
0:07:06 > 0:07:09which is just 4mm off the record...
0:07:09 > 0:07:11So close!
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Is...Mr Cherry!
0:07:13 > 0:07:16HE SCREAMS
0:07:16 > 0:07:19This is the bam. See the bam-bam.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21Japanese.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Steve only shaved 5.3cm.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27Stopping in the middle of a record attempt, worst tactic ever.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31But the win puts Cherry back on top.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35How much more dramatic can this competition get?
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Find out next time because right now there's
0:07:37 > 0:07:40something very curious happening in Italy.
0:07:43 > 0:07:44THEY GROAN
0:07:44 > 0:07:46PHONE RINGS
0:07:46 > 0:07:48HE SCREAMS
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Look, Haruka, it's Asha Rani,
0:07:52 > 0:07:56a world record holder we met in series two
0:07:56 > 0:07:59heaving a van with her ears!
0:08:00 > 0:08:04And there's her mentor, the great Manjit Singh.
0:08:04 > 0:08:06We met him in series one
0:08:06 > 0:08:09effortlessly lifting Ben using his ears.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12BEN SCREAMS
0:08:12 > 0:08:13Ah, good times!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16So what's their next epic feat?
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Well, Asha wants to beat her own world record for...
0:08:23 > 0:08:24Sounds impressive,
0:08:24 > 0:08:27but why aren't these passengers from Bristol
0:08:27 > 0:08:30concerned about their Italian detour?
0:08:30 > 0:08:31I have no idea.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32But I do know that
0:08:32 > 0:08:36if Asha pulls this 12,216 kilogram bus
0:08:36 > 0:08:39for five metres, it's a record!
0:08:39 > 0:08:43In three, two, one, go!
0:08:43 > 0:08:44SHE GRUNTS
0:08:44 > 0:08:46It's actually moving!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49This is amazing!
0:08:49 > 0:08:52But she wouldn't want to do a whole bus journey like that.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Well, no...
0:08:54 > 0:08:57But the bus is over the line and Asha's over the moon.
0:09:00 > 0:09:02I wonder if you can do that with armpit hair.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05Let's not think about that
0:09:05 > 0:09:07and instead watch this.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10Wheee!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12HE GROANS
0:09:12 > 0:09:14SHE SIGHS
0:09:14 > 0:09:19Meet Jason, Simon, Mike and Rob from Team Voodoo -
0:09:19 > 0:09:22a squad of extreme unicyclists,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25which is like freestyle BMXing but with half the wheels.
0:09:25 > 0:09:29Officially awesome but also officially dangerous.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31I think I need my special button again.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Today, Team Voodoo will attempt the brand-new world record for...
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Not only is it unicycling, which is hard in itself,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46but it's hurdling as well.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48So what are the biggest fears in this record?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49What could go wrong?
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I think more than the personal challenge,
0:09:52 > 0:09:54there is a lot of trust involved with the other guys.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56Obviously, there are four of us and we all have to be on the ball
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- to do it.- And also I guess we all know that if one person
0:09:59 > 0:10:01was to blame, the other three
0:10:01 > 0:10:03would absolutely make them feel as bad as possible.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06So we're all safe in that knowledge, I think.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Guys, I can't wait to see how it turns out.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Why don't you get in the saddle and we'll check out the rules?
0:10:11 > 0:10:15The hurdles must be at least 65cm tall,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18each unicyclist must clear five hurdles over the 50m course,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22a baton must be passed between each team member
0:10:22 > 0:10:24and if the baton is dropped,
0:10:24 > 0:10:26or if the hurdle is hit, the attempt is over.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29And the target time for this new world record is...
0:10:32 > 0:10:34Three, two, one, go!
0:10:34 > 0:10:37Let's go, come on! Jason's on the first leg.
0:10:37 > 0:10:39Over the first hurdle.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41Look how much strength and concentration
0:10:41 > 0:10:43it takes to get the unicycle over.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Oh, very close!
0:10:46 > 0:10:49Oh, he's only just cleared that one.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Oh, he's made it! Excellent! Now the handover.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Simon's on leg two... Yes, well over.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57And he's flying over the hurdles!
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Oh, he's made it all the way.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01We're halfway through. The handover is perfect.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Rob's on leg three.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Yes, Rob!
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Oh, so close!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10Excellent, Rob!
0:11:10 > 0:11:13Oh, no! No! Rob's down!
0:11:13 > 0:11:15And he's furious.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Oh, that looks nasty!
0:11:18 > 0:11:20Really nasty.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25With blood pouring from his shin, will he be able to continue?
0:11:25 > 0:11:27- Of course he will!- Go!
0:11:27 > 0:11:30In fact this time he's riding first.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32Lovely!
0:11:32 > 0:11:35Excellent! Voluminous vaulting!
0:11:35 > 0:11:38Yes, Rob! That's it, come on!
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Here comes that tricky fourth hurdle.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Oh, he's clipped it!
0:11:44 > 0:11:49The wheel only scratched the hurdle, but that's attempt over.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51The Voodoo boys are yet to complete the course
0:11:51 > 0:11:54and they've only got one attempt left.
0:11:54 > 0:11:56It's now or never.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58- Going back to the original riding order...- Go!
0:11:58 > 0:12:00..Jason's up first.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Excellent work.
0:12:04 > 0:12:08And another supreme run from Jason gets the baton safely to Simon.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10Game on! First 50 metres down.
0:12:12 > 0:12:17Look how he uses his whole body to propel himself up and over.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21Textbook unicycle hurdling. Yes, come on them!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23And Simon clears his final hurdle.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Handover, there we go. That's halfway.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29The pressure is really on Rob to perform now.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31Lovely stuff.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33Excellent. Immaculate hurdling!
0:12:33 > 0:12:36If Rob can keep this up, the record could be on.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Yes, come on!
0:12:39 > 0:12:43But can he do the same over his nemesis hurdle four?
0:12:43 > 0:12:47Oh, and he's going back again. He's lining himself up.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Taking his time! Come on, Rob!
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Yes! Rob's conquered his Everest.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56But it's not over yet. He's got one more to go.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59- ALL:- Yes!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01And he's cleared the fifth hurdle, too. Come on!
0:13:01 > 0:13:04And the first time Mike gets the chance
0:13:04 > 0:13:05to take it home.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08He's soaring over those hurdles.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Really good, really strong now.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12Really strong. Yes, Mike. Come on!
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Look how fast he is!
0:13:15 > 0:13:17And he's over the line.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20- ALL:- Yes!
0:13:20 > 0:13:22The only question now is, were they quicker than that
0:13:22 > 0:13:24two minutes and ten seconds target?
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Today, you achieved a time...
0:13:30 > 0:13:33..of 1 minute 42.22 seconds.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35THEY SCREAM
0:13:35 > 0:13:38Team Voodoo smashed it...
0:13:40 > 0:13:43They had 28 seconds to spare.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46Hurdling heroes, each and every one.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48And WHEEL see you next time
0:13:48 > 0:13:52for more stupendous skills like these.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54# Well, Steve felt aggrieved and a little bit peeved
0:13:54 > 0:13:57# With Cherry's sharpening tool
0:13:57 > 0:13:59# He made quite a fuss which amused all of us
0:13:59 > 0:14:01# But Cherry had abided by the rules
0:14:01 > 0:14:05# Jason, Simon, Mike and Rob gave themselves a tricky job
0:14:05 > 0:14:09# But in the end they were unreal at really jumping on one wheel
0:14:09 > 0:14:14# And Asha pulled a whole bus with her hair
0:14:14 > 0:14:18# But here comes the rubbish bits, the outtakes. #
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Hello and welcome to Officially Amazing,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26where we travel the globe to bring you an epic array of world...
0:14:28 > 0:14:30..records.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32I don't know if you've watched this show before.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- What other word could be there?! - Wonderful world records!
0:14:35 > 0:14:37Of world cuisine!