May 6, 2004
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A British mobile phone network engineer has become the world's fastest texter, according to the BBC.
James Trusler, 30, from Shoreham, East Sussex, beat his previous world text messaging record by nearly a minute on Australian TV to claim the prize.
He had to type: "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."
James Trusler typed the message - requiring 160 taps - in 67 seconds.
James has been confirmed world text champion by the Guinness Book of Records since September 2002 , when he was crowned Australian Champion.
The text-mad expat says he sends about 500 messages from his phone every week".
Want to compete? check out James Trusler website and click on SMS trainer to see if you're up to speed and uh, by the way, whatever happened to "The quick black fox jumps over a lazy dog"?
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