Singapore student is world's fastest text messenger
{{date|November 16, 2006}}
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Sixteen-year-old student Ang Chuang Yang of Singapore has earned a place in the record books, thanks to his fast thumbs.

Yang typed a 160-character SMS message in just 41.52 seconds, beating the previous record by seven-tenths of a second. The student was competing in a competition organized by [[w:Singapore Telecoms|SingTel]].

The record was first set by 18-year-old Ben Cook of Utah, two years ago. He soon lost the record to a girl in Asia, then won it back last July, "significantly besting his own previous typing speed", says the website ''impulse''.

Each record is set by typing a standard text chosen by [[w:Guinness World Records|Guinness World Records]], the organization to which the record has been submitted. The message reads: "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."

He claims his secret is using a phone with a larger keypad. Speech-to-text software recently introduced by mobile company Nuance is not allowed for use under Guinness rules.

==Sources==

*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061112/tc_nm/singapore_sms_dc_2|title=Singaporean is world's fastest text messager|author=Reuters|pub=Yahoo News|date=12 November 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=1287|title=16-year-old Singaporean student has beaten the world record for sending the fastest SMS|author=axxxr|pub=esato|date=13 November 2006 }}
*{{source|url=http://home.singtel.com/shootout/prizes.asp|title=SingTel Shootout winners|author=|pub=SingTel|date=}}

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Sixteen-year-old student Ang Chuang Yang of Singapore has earned a place in the record books, thanks to his fast thumbs.

Yang typed a 160-character SMS message in just 41.52 seconds, beating the previous record by seven-tenths of a second. The student was competing in a competition organized by SingTel.

The record was first set by 18-year-old Ben Cook of Utah, two years ago. He soon lost the record to a girl in Asia, then won it back last July, "significantly besting his own previous typing speed", says the website impulse.

Each record is set by typing a standard text chosen by Guinness World Records, the organization to which the record has been submitted. The message reads: "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."

He claims his secret is using a phone with a larger keypad. Speech-to-text software recently introduced by mobile company Nuance is not allowed for use under Guinness rules.
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