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16-year-old Singaporean student has beaten the world record for sending the fastest SMS.
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Mr Ang Chuang Yang, 16, a student from Raffles Institution, clocked 41.52 seconds - a timing faster than the current world record - in a bid to smash the time of 42.22 seconds set by American Ben Cook in July this year.
SingTel will be submitting the time recorded by Chuang Yang to Guinness for its consideration.Chuang Yang was the fastest among the ten finalists. He sends an average of 1,000 SMS messages to friends and family members every month.
Over 300 participants showed up to pit their SMS skills against the clock in the SingTel SMS Shootout 2006. They had to type the set SMS text provided by Guinness as follows:
The SMS message had to be accurately typed for the attempt to be recognised. The use of the mobile phone’s predictive text mode or spelling aids was prohibited.
Chuang Yang walked away with a trophy, $12,000 cash and more than $13,000 worth of prizes including a 17" MacBook Pro, shopping vouchers and the latest mobile phones from Sony Ericsson, Nokia and Motorola.
“I was relaxed today and confident about winning, but I also knew that I was going to be up against some seriously tough competition," said Chuang Yang, who spent an hour daily practising for the Shootout. “I’m definitely coming back next year and this time I’m going to try for 39 seconds!"
Supported by sponsors Motorola, Nokia and Sony Ericsson, the SingTel SMS Shootout 2006 took place in conjunction with SingTel’s Christmas Fair this weekend at the Suntec Convention and Exhibition Centre.
www.singtel.com
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Posted: 2006-11-13 01:13:48
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I'm sure i can give that fella a run for his money!
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Posted: 2006-11-13 01:17:00
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Yeah same here Whiz . . . . usin' a Nokia 9500 Communicator . . I can type it at 10 seconds FLAT !
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Posted: 2006-11-13 02:08:56
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"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."
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Posted: 2006-11-13 06:28:44
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I can barely spell some of those words in the sentence, let alone on a mobile!
Serrasalmus? Tricky words on their own.
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Posted: 2006-11-13 06:46:19
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OOO That was the sentence he typed?? Cool will try that on da phone soon...
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Posted: 2006-11-13 08:30:00
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I challenge somebody to do it under a minute without T9 on the 3650
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Posted: 2006-11-13 08:51:15
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Now that would be a challenge
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Posted: 2006-11-13 09:24:55
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Lmao .. Think youd lose that one Whiz .. Theyre very fast texters in Singapore . Never use t9 I can type faster without it..
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Posted: 2006-11-13 10:38:00
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I wouldn't do anything without T9. I'm totally dependent on
predictive text, so I'll have to pass this time.
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Posted: 2006-11-13 14:30:44
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