Texting World Record

cnocbui · 28-08-2010 10:05am #1

You would think physical keys would be quicker for texting than a touchscreen, but an as yet unratified new world record has been set for texting using a touchscreen phone.

Melissa Thompson of the UK typed:

"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"

in just 25.94 seconds using SWYPE on a Samsung Galaxy S.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20014362-71.html

the previous record of 35.54 seconds, held by an American named Franklin Page. Clutching a Samsung Galaxy S, with its rather splendid Swype keyboard that allows you to just keep on stroking the screen while you write, Thompson didn't merely shave a second or two away from Page's mark.
She bit a rather large chunk from it, reaching her goal in a mere 25.94 seconds.
The people at Guinness World Records still need to ratify her finger-tickling performance. But Thompson herself seems rather startled by her own dexterity. She told the UKPA that she was a little out of practice. "My fingers were out of shape," she said.