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Guinness world record for iPad typing set by 15-year-old

by Dave Caolo Jul 6th 2011 at 4:00PM

Nimble-fingered 15-year-old, Eduard Saakashvili, has set the Guinness world record for fastest typing on an iPad. Eduard isn't your average teenager; he's the son of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili.

Eduard earned the title and record by typing the alphabet on an iPad in just 5.26 seconds, using the software keyboard. He beat the previous record, held by British teenager Charlie Joseph McDonnell, by a full 1.05 seconds. A Guinness official was on hand to monitor and verify the event.

Congratulations to Eduard. We'll see if iOS 5's spilt-screen keyboard has an effect on future contestants.



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fq, Eric

is this newsworthy? nyet.

July 07 2011 at 12:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Seo

Weird, 5.26 seconds is nothing. I just did it in 4 seconds, first try no errors. I hope someone brings it down to something respectable, like 2 seconds.

July 07 2011 at 4:39 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iGlad

They forgot to add that the Guinness official was being held at gunpoint by daddy's security forces................lol

July 07 2011 at 12:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bunion

This seems stupid - It seems like there's a record for anything now. He's probably the fastest because nobody else can be bothered to try to beat it. It's like saying I'm the fastest at riding down the road with a rat in one hand and a bag of cheese in the other whilst riding a unicycle - It doesn't mean I'm talented for holding the fastest record, it just means nobody else has cared enough to challenge it.

July 06 2011 at 5:48 PM Report abuse +5 rate up rate down Reply
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Dave Barbier

Actually, my brother has held that record since 1985. Has yet to be beaten.

July 06 2011 at 6:09 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
traumagroove

Hmm. Doesn't seem impossible to beat. I just finished the alphabet myself less than 6 seconds. The hard part would be to get a Guinness official.

July 06 2011 at 5:06 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
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Warren

I'm not that jazzed over this 'record' either. I'd be more impressed with something qualitative, such as typing the opening graf from a classic novel - something that requires using capitalization, punctuation, and diacriticals.

July 06 2011 at 7:18 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wouter Van Twillert

I agree. It sure is not difficult to beat. 5.26 seconds is less than 5 hits per second. Just skip the Guinness official, film your effort and put it on Youtube.

July 06 2011 at 10:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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