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It may be taking a while for SMS to catch on in North America, but when there are speed contests and people breaking world records, it's gotta be big. This item in Slashphone (Faster finger, new sms record. The teaser:
Ever think how fast you can type this? The 160-character, 26-word text 'The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.' There was a competition in Singapore last week and one lady broke Guinness World Records' time for the fastest SMS typed on a mobile phone.Posted by Grayson at June 29, 2004 08:07 AMSINGAPORE'S fastest thumbs belong to business student Kimberly Yeo, who yesterday broke the Guinness World Records' time for the fastest SMS typed on a mobile phone.
The 23-year-old clocked 43.24 seconds for typing 26 words. The current record is 67 seconds for the same 26 words. It is held by James Trusler of Britain and was set last September.