World Record for Fastest Text Messaging While Skydiving
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A group of high-flying daredevils gave new meaning to Extreme Text Messaging, as 10 skydivers for Samsung Mobile attempted to set a Guinness World Record for fastest text messaging while skydiving. The team of professional skydivers text messaged while freefalling from 12,000 feet outside the Los Angeles city limits at the Samsung Mobile XTREME TEXTING event.
Samsung Mobile endeavored to establish the Guinness World Record for “Fastest Text Messaging While Skydiving.” The team of 10 skydivers put their best fingers forward using a variety of Samsung Mobile messaging phones during this challenge, creating XTREME TEXTING as a unique way to promote its new lineup of text messaging phones.
The challenge was the furthest thing from being easy. The skydivers had to accurately text message the following tongue-twisting phrase given to them by the Guinness World Records, which may be nearly equally as difficult to say:
“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.” The skydivers had only 1 minute to text message the phrase while freefalling from 12,000 feet (3.655 meters) before pulling their parachutes and gliding to the ground.
“Fastest Text Messaging While Skydiving” will be a new entry into Guinness World Records if successfully attempted. It will join the current record for “Fastest Text Message” currently held by Jeremy Sng Gim from Singapore, who typed the same prescribed 160-character phrase on his mobile phone in 41.40 seconds on February 24, 2008 — while seated safely on the ground.
The feat in the cold California desert proved to be even more difficult than had been expected. Some divers couldn’t get more than a word or two typed out, but others were slightly more successful. Barry Chase got through, “The razor-toothed piranha of m.”
Skydiver and stuntman Troy Hartman. Photo Samsung Mobile
Photo Samsung Mobile
“Nothing can prepare you for how much wind there is and trying to keep the phone stable while texting — it was absolutely much harder than I ever could have imagined.” said skydiver Sara Brachter.
Troy Hartman, another skydiver in the challenge said, “I can’t say it was like anything I’ve ever attempted at freefall.”
“I expected it to be kind of easy, because I’ve done a lot of crazy stuff — lighting parachutes on fire, and jumping out of one airplane and flying into another.”
“I accomplished all of those, but I couldn’t do this one.” laughed the stuntman. “It was really, really tough, and cold.”
Skydiver and stuntman Troy Hartman. Photo Samsung Mobile
Photo Samsung Mobile
Photo Samsung Mobile
Once all 10 skydivers were safe on the ground and their phones were checked for accuracy, the video shot by 2 aerial videographers and 2 additional videographers on the ground was sent to Guinness World Records in London for official judging.
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simply astounding
I would never do that by myself, I guess I would be too much scared to do something like that.
I wonder how do these people manage to do all this?
At such an height, my mind would be full of fear….how on earth(sorry…mid air) will I be able to concentrate on messeging?
These guys parents must be proud. Sometimes people have goals and I just can’t imagine having this goal in life. Still, what they did was pretty freakin’ cool.
Really cool, this guys rock’s!
Definitely the craziest thing i’ve ever heard of!! lol…
I can’t even say i’ve sent a text at 1,000 feet!!
Crazy stuff indeed. That is a really life in the fast lane
. Congrats to skydivers !
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Hmm…, Deborah. Maybe next time there will be some events, such as “World record for fastest pizza eating while skydiving” or “World record for fastest clothes changing while skydiivng” lol
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That is absolutely amazing and absolutely the most random thing i’ve read all day
Awesome but definitely dangerous. Mere looking may want me to try it(the diving), but texting in the air? Hmmm, needs more practice-not in the sky but in the comforts of my room.
It’s more than I’ve ever had the courage for, Maria
I’ve only sent 1 single text message safely from the ground, Josh
Definitely, Judit
Nothing surprises me as to what people will do to set world records, Wilson. Eating pizza while skydiving might even prove to be harder than this feat
It’s one of the zanier things that I’ve heard recently, Eric
Let me know if you try it, Sylt
This is crazy and weird. How could you be proud of it?
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Well I don’t think its too hard to set a record when your the first one to do such a thing
It’s amazing what people think of. I guess we can expect someone to try to beat the record soon.
I have always wondered who even thinks to do this sort of thing. They must have too much time on their hands.
I would imagine that text messaging while sky diving is hard and good thing the mobile phone did not slip out of his hand.
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well guys dont u think tht its really a hard thing to do. not so aeasy as sm ppl r saying if they think tht its realy eay then they shyd give it a try:D
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i like adventure,,,
hmm…
nice..:D
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haha,
Too bad where I’m from they are now taxing text messages:-(
Hmm seems like one of the most random records. Can I set a record for fast texting while hopping, playing football etc?
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lol … I can’t even write fast text messages in normal condition. Definitely the craziest thing i’ve ever heard.
Wow. It must be hard to come up with these extreme stories for your site. These skydivers must be crazy.
Wow, very cool !!
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Now there’s a world record to be really proud of. There must be a lot of competition for that one!
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wow! They are really good!
All my friends around like skydiving. But I like only admire with their photoes and videos
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Okay, how did they manage to keep the phones in their hands without it being blow out of their hands? That is a lot of force and wind, they must have had a death grip on their phones. And that is a long saying to type out. I couldn’t even remember that sitting down at a desk, how could I do that while dropping out of the sky? Man, I give these guys credit. I would try it if I had someone connected to me and to pull the cord while I text.
wow.. amazing.. how can they doing like that? certainly i can’t do something crazy thing like that? hohoho…
Whatever will they think of next?? The message written could have been “help packed laundry instead of shute pls can u -” SPLAT!
thank you fantastic..
Dangerous
Wow.
Thanx.
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Pics very great
amazing yet dangerous. Not sure if i could do it.
I have seen many of the top of my building.
cool! i love skydiving.
that is the most awesome thing I have ever heard of =]
Of course they were going to make this record. If you pick something ridiculous that no one else would ever consider you are going to get recognized for it. It is impressive all the same though. Haha. A bunch of friends and I are going for the record of one hand on head, while drinking banana smoothies, and riding backwards on ponies.
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Haha, I hope you get it John.
Thanks Deborah for the article. You find some amazing stats and facts.
Cheers,
Sally
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Thanks Deborah for the article,
and lol @ john, but I tend to agree with you that some of these world records are just records because no one else would really do them because they are so abstract.
Hmmm, I’ve come to the conclusion that anyone in the world can hold a world record – you can litrally make anything ridiculous up and just do it for a world record! I might become the world record holder for publishing the fastest Twitter updates whilst standing upside down on a bus eating a hot dog…!
It is a Guinness World Record well adapted to new technologies. The things people remember.