0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Officially, officially Officially Amazing! #
0:00:06 > 0:00:08Welcome to Officially Amazing,
0:00:08 > 0:00:10the show that brings you a menagerie
0:00:10 > 0:00:12of the newest, fastest
0:00:12 > 0:00:15and craziest records and record attempts from around the world.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Oh, hello!
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Coming up on today's show we've got all sorts of exciting...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Exciting things like this.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Make sure you watch. Mama-Lou, where are we going?!
0:00:25 > 0:00:30What record attempt gets these yo-yo yogis in a spin?
0:00:34 > 0:00:37And our three superstars get wet and wild.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40First, though, a ripping yarn.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46HE GROANS
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Ow!
0:00:48 > 0:00:52She can rip a phonebook with her bare hands.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56She can crush an apple with her bicep.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00She can wreck an iron bar.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05It's the return of amazing American strong woman Mama-Lou.
0:01:05 > 0:01:09Last time we saw her she was destroying the world record
0:01:09 > 0:01:12for rolling frying pans.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16And now she's back for another ripping record.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18So let's talk about what you're going to do today.
0:01:18 > 0:01:20I'm going to do my best to tear in half
0:01:20 > 0:01:22the most decks of cards
0:01:22 > 0:01:26in one minute with just these two hands.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Now, quite handily, I always carry my trusty deck of cards here.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31Stand back, everyone.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33Come on, Ben, get in there!
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- I'm getting in!- Get your man hands on it.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- I don't have those. - Just tear it in half.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40HE GROANS
0:01:40 > 0:01:42I know you've got it in you.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45No, it's not... it's not in me!
0:01:45 > 0:01:50- Ouch! Can you show me how you do it for real?- Sure.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52You're actually tearing them!
0:01:52 > 0:01:55SHE GROANS
0:01:57 > 0:02:00- That's incredible. Huzzah!- Huzzah!
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Put yours down. Mine looks worse like that.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Here are the rules...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08The cards must be brand-new,
0:02:08 > 0:02:11they must be ripped as a full deck, not individually,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15and the target for this new record is five decks ripped in one minute.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Mama-Lou, are you ready to get all hands on deck?
0:02:19 > 0:02:20- Ready.- Excellent.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23- Three, two, one, go! - BUZZER BLARES
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Come on, Mama-Lou!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27SHE GROANS
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Yes! Yes! Show them who's boss.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Yes! One down. Look at that grip!
0:02:33 > 0:02:36It's like a vice clamped onto the cards.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38'Incredible hand strength.' SHE GROANS
0:02:38 > 0:02:41Yes! She's really decking them. Come on!
0:02:41 > 0:02:43- 30 seconds.- Halfway through, come on, Mama-Lou.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46SHE GROANS Yes! Excellent! Great pace!
0:02:48 > 0:02:52'A stately home is, of course, the perfect setting
0:02:52 > 0:02:54'for a brutal record like this.'
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- That's four decks!- Five, four... - Come on, Mama-Lou.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04..three, two, one, time up!
0:03:04 > 0:03:08Oh, that was an incredible, incredible attempt. How did she do?
0:03:08 > 0:03:14We needed five for the record and you managed to tear just four.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15OK, really close.
0:03:15 > 0:03:18Mama-Lou, do you think you've got another attempt in you?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19I think so.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21- Go! - BUZZER BLARES
0:03:21 > 0:03:23SHE GROANS
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Yes! First one down.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28She's showing those cards no mercy.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31MONSTER GROAN
0:03:31 > 0:03:32Oh, yeah, go on.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36'Can she maintain this momentum?' Two down, brilliant pace.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40'They say you have to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.'
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- 'But Mama-Lou just destroys them.' That's it, yes!- 30 seconds.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47That's three before halfway.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Just two to go for the record.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51SHE GROANS Yes! Come on, now!
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- Come on!- Ten, nine...
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Will yet another deck meet its doom before her time is up?
0:03:58 > 0:04:01..three, two, one, time!
0:04:01 > 0:04:03OK, OK!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07Unbelievable. Mama-Lou, are you excited by that?
0:04:07 > 0:04:10- I am.- I can't believe I did it. - But has she?
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Official adjudicator Mark must check that every card in every
0:04:13 > 0:04:16deck has been fully ripped in half.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20In order to get a record you needed five decks of cards
0:04:20 > 0:04:22torn in one minute.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25I can tell you that you did indeed achieve five.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31- Congratulations.- There's no doubt who won that game of cards.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36Now, let's spin-off to Al and Haruka for some yo-yo magic.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43HE SCREAMS
0:04:43 > 0:04:44SHE LAUGHS
0:04:45 > 0:04:48This is Yang Yuan-Ching from Chinese Taipei.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Dressed as a ninja.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52And the USA's John Higby.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Dressed as a wacky uncle.
0:04:56 > 0:04:57They may be working together here
0:04:57 > 0:05:01but soon they'll be rivals as they both attempt the world record for...
0:05:06 > 0:05:10And they must do that without toppling over any of these glasses.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15The target is ten napkins and Yang's up first.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Look at that!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19The spin on the yo-yo catches the napkin
0:05:19 > 0:05:22and with a flick of the wrist, it's whipped from under the glass.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Amazing!
0:05:24 > 0:05:28Although, it is hard to see a day-to-day application for this.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31Look at the way he spins the yo-yo to wind itself up.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33SPIN-CREDIBLE!
0:05:33 > 0:05:36He's Yang Yuan-Ching, the yo-yo king!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38HORN BLOWS
0:05:38 > 0:05:42And that's the minute up. An impressive score of 12 from Yang.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46While Yang and the host laugh it up, poor John has to retrieve
0:05:46 > 0:05:50and reset the discarded napkins all by himself.
0:05:50 > 0:05:52Poor John.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Can he recover and spin it to win it?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Go!
0:05:57 > 0:05:59Good start, Uncle John.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06He whipped that away beautifully.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09He's having trouble rewinding that yo-yo.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11Yang looks pleased.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13He thinks the record is in the bag.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20Oh, no! The glass has toppled. Total disaster for John!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Time's up.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Uncle John got the target of ten
0:06:24 > 0:06:28but Yang's score of 12 is a new world record.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31And here come the ceremonial horses.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- Horses, of course, are huge yo-yo fans.- Really?
0:06:35 > 0:06:38- No, I just made that up. - Well, stop it!- Oh, right.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Here's a song about record-breaking bottoms instead.
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Oh, now you're just being ridiculous!
0:06:42 > 0:06:44# Bum, bum, bum, bum
0:06:44 > 0:06:47# Record-breaking makes You feel fine
0:06:47 > 0:06:49# And that's the bottom line
0:06:49 > 0:06:52# American Matt Bray kept on pushing
0:06:52 > 0:06:56# To get the record for sitting on The most whoopee cushions
0:06:56 > 0:06:59# Cherry was the champ With a 52 score
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- # But Matt used his bum to get - 54
0:07:02 > 0:07:05# Michel Levanine is A Frenchman with flair
0:07:05 > 0:07:08# He crushed a whole load of eggs With his derriere
0:07:08 > 0:07:11# It only took him a minute This record-breaking bloke
0:07:11 > 0:07:12# He crushed 72
0:07:12 > 0:07:14# Now, that ain't no yolk
0:07:14 > 0:07:16# Yamagata City in Japan
0:07:16 > 0:07:20# Over 1,800 people hatched a plan
0:07:20 > 0:07:23# They all sat together On a single chair
0:07:23 > 0:07:26# Well, they do say It's good to share
0:07:26 > 0:07:28# So for all these records What do you need?
0:07:28 > 0:07:32# Not brain, not brawn Not strength or speed
0:07:32 > 0:07:35# You need the body's biggest muscle To be like us
0:07:35 > 0:07:37# It's the gluteus maximus
0:07:37 > 0:07:38# That's right!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41# Record-breaking is easy for some
0:07:41 > 0:07:43# But only when you use your bum. #
0:07:44 > 0:07:46THEY BREAK WIND
0:07:54 > 0:07:55HE SCREAMS
0:07:55 > 0:07:57SHE LAUGHS
0:07:57 > 0:08:01Now, for the penultimate time this series,
0:08:01 > 0:08:03our trio of prize fighters attempt world records
0:08:03 > 0:08:05that you can try at home.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07In the red and white corner...
0:08:07 > 0:08:09Mr Cherry!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11In the red, white and blue corner...
0:08:11 > 0:08:13US Ray.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16And in another red, white and blue corner...
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Sizzling Steve.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22This is...
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Last time Mr Cherry's paperclip chaining skills pushed him to the
0:08:30 > 0:08:32top of the leaderboard.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Owwww!
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Meaning, with just two events left, a win today will confirm him
0:08:39 > 0:08:41as our three-time champion.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45When our legends last tried this event back in series two,
0:08:45 > 0:08:47Mr Cherry claimed the world title.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52But it's since been taken from him by Sybrand Dijkstra of Holland.
0:08:52 > 0:08:56Mr Cherry, are your hands ready to reclaim this record?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE
0:09:02 > 0:09:04The record is...
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Yes, this one is personal for Cherry.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12Let's get his thoughts in the pre-game chat.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16How painful was it to have your record taken from you?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19- TRANSLATION:- It were like a dagger to me heart
0:09:19 > 0:09:22but this is what record-breaking is all about,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25you lose, you win, you lose, you win.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27It goes with the territory, love.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29But I'll get this one back.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32I'll see to that.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Mr Cherry has a thirst for vengeance,
0:09:36 > 0:09:40whereas Steve just needs to do much WETTER than last time.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43So, Steve, you've attempted this record before.
0:09:43 > 0:09:45How can you possibly improve?
0:09:45 > 0:09:48I've improved on just pouring water into the tube.
0:09:50 > 0:09:51Right, OK.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Well, that's all right, then.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56But Ray has a few watery worries.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59- Let me see your hands. They're not that huge for moving water.- No.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02We need to see how quickly you can move your hands.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Move your hand to the right.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Pull your hand to the left.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Disco time.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09# Ah, ah, ah, ah Stayin' alive... #
0:10:09 > 0:10:13- US Ray, all the way.- Disco Ray. - Disco Ray.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Sadly for Ray, disco has absolutely nothing to do with this record.
0:10:17 > 0:10:20So that was pointless. Here are the rules...
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Contestants may only use their hands to move the water.
0:10:25 > 0:10:27The container of water and the
0:10:27 > 0:10:30measuring vessel must be one metre apart,
0:10:30 > 0:10:35and the record to beat is 2.241 litres moved in 30 seconds.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39- Ray's up first. - Three, two, one, go!
0:10:39 > 0:10:41BUZZER BLARES
0:10:42 > 0:10:46And there he goes. Turning those little hands into little buckets.
0:10:46 > 0:10:51And look at Cherry keeping a close analytical eye on his rival.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Don't be cute with it, let's go.
0:10:53 > 0:10:55The plan was supposed to be for speed
0:10:55 > 0:10:59but Ray seems to have opted for accuracy over pace.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00Keep the bottom cupped.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04Surely Ray should have been allowed to wear huge gloves to help
0:11:04 > 0:11:06make his tiny hands a little bigger.
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Feel it, feel it!
0:11:07 > 0:11:11- Stop!- Time's up!- Well done!
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Now, the former record holder, Mr Cherry.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18- Are you ready?- No.
0:11:27 > 0:11:29- Yes.- Go!
0:11:29 > 0:11:34Cherry is perfectly in tune with the water.
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Oh, he's developed a beautiful and effective scooping action.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41It's like he's caressing his pet hamster as he gently pours
0:11:41 > 0:11:43it into the jug.
0:11:45 > 0:11:50Now, your eagle eyes may have spotted some water loss.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53But at the same time, the delivery is always huge.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55SHE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE
0:11:55 > 0:11:57- BUZZER BLARES - Stop!
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Legendary liquid lifting.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02Weave your watery spells, Sizzleoid.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04- Go! - BUZZER BLARES
0:12:04 > 0:12:06'Steve's opted... Watch it, Steve!
0:12:06 > 0:12:08'..to transfer the water in the opposite
0:12:08 > 0:12:10'direction to every-one else.'
0:12:10 > 0:12:13Will that be a game changer or a total waste of everyone's time?
0:12:13 > 0:12:18He has a haphazard technique. Frenzied, even.
0:12:18 > 0:12:23This is terrible. The water is going everywhere.
0:12:23 > 0:12:28Yes, at times he does seem to open his hands too early.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30And at this level of water moving,
0:12:30 > 0:12:33every drop of water loss is absolutely critical.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36- Stop! - BUZZER BLARES
0:12:36 > 0:12:39And, inexplicably, Steve dunks his head in the water.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42Any shampoo makers thinking this could be the face of your new
0:12:42 > 0:12:45adverts, contact me at this address:
0:12:45 > 0:12:48I think that was the most impressive thing about that attempt, Steve.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50Well, that was incredible!
0:12:50 > 0:12:54So, Shanta, please tell us, do we have a new world record?
0:12:54 > 0:12:56Yes, we do!
0:12:57 > 0:12:59OK, tell us who's got the record and
0:12:59 > 0:13:03that all-important competitive point.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Well, in third place
0:13:06 > 0:13:11with 1.25 litres was...
0:13:11 > 0:13:12Ray.
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Darn, your small hands, Ray.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18And in first place with a total of
0:13:18 > 0:13:212.274 litres is...
0:13:24 > 0:13:26..Mr Cherry!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29So Cherry reclaims his record.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32Whoo! Yay!
0:13:32 > 0:13:35And adds another certificate to his collection.
0:13:37 > 0:13:39And he also becomes our triple
0:13:39 > 0:13:41Officially Competitive champion.
0:13:41 > 0:13:46He's two points clear and with only one event left, he can't be caught!
0:13:46 > 0:13:49Will Cherry put himself on top of his own cake?
0:13:49 > 0:13:51Will Ray avoid coming dead last?
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Will Steve need a blow dry?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Find out next time in our series finale as we showcase
0:13:57 > 0:14:00more bona fide brilliance like this...
0:14:00 > 0:14:03# Well, Mama-Lou knew just What to do
0:14:03 > 0:14:05# To break a record for Tearing up cards
0:14:05 > 0:14:08# She ripped and wrecked Five complete decks
0:14:08 > 0:14:10# But Ben made One look hard
0:14:10 > 0:14:13# Steve got rather damp As Cherry became our champ
0:14:13 > 0:14:16# And won his water moving Record back
0:14:16 > 0:14:18# He really has the fluid flinging knack
0:14:18 > 0:14:22# And yo-yo Yang was better Than Uncle John #
0:14:22 > 0:14:26# But here comes the rubbish bits The outtakes. #
0:14:29 > 0:14:31And ridiculously...
0:14:31 > 0:14:33HE LAUGHS
0:14:33 > 0:14:35I've said my words wrong.
0:14:35 > 0:14:36Oh, no, no. No, sorry!
0:14:36 > 0:14:38Sorry, my fault.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40What?!