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"King of Spin" Breaks Record
An anonymous reader submitted a link to a CNN article where
you can read about some wacko that broke the
world record for
spinning. He spins in a 5 meter circle for hours on
end. He gets to be on CNN. It takes all types to make
the world go round.
I got it.
Where do I sign up for the international orchestra? I can kinda be in tune while singing in the car....
Hmm. You'd think the King of Spin would be someone in Microsoft's PR Department..
... and go see a "spin doctor".
Everyone should watch "The War Room."
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I got taught how to do spinning in a dance class once. My old dance teacher used to live in this weird comune full of dancers in Boulder in the 70's and they used to spin round for hours apparently.(Somehow I don't think this it that much of a record, if it is a record at all.
The trick is to keep your eyes focussed on the horizon and come to a (very) slow halt rather than a sudden stop - that way you never get dizzy and can keep it up for as long as you want. You have to imagine a string comming out of the top of your head to keep yourself upright and kinda shuffle round on your feet.
The best part of it, though, is that you completely zone out and lose all track of time. The first time I did it I thought I'd been spinnig for about 5 minutes when actually it was more like 50.
I stil do it sometimes, Its a great buzz and you end up in a completely different place. Just do it somewhere soft (like on your lawn) in case you fall over.
Paul M
"There are no innocent bystanders. What where they doing there in the first place"
William S Burroughs
Wait, here's an idea! Take the Mustang, bounce it off a few trees (and maybe a minivan) so it'll handle better, donate to an unsuspecting relative, and then grab a GM F-body, drop in a big block (and maybe some blowers to add some treble), get some 15" wide tires on the back, and spin until you puke.
Ought to be be good for five or six world records, depending on how long the process takes.
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-A.P.
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Is this subject matter more relevant than JK's postings? Is StarTrek info? If not, where are the hundreds of heated "Not 'News for Nerds'" responses?
At least be consistent with your prejudices, people!
Makes me want to blow chunks just thinking about it. retch!
"shop smart:shop s-mart" ash
How many revolutions per minute do you have to do to be considered "spinning"? I do one slow one every day for the last 20 years - does that count?
The next Cmdr Taco duplicate will be ready soon, but subscribers can beat the rush and see it early!
My last personal record is 6 hours straight with intervals under 15 minutes between spasms. I wouldn't want to repeat that experience though :)
1 Litre of tequila plus some cogniac and vodka do that to a man.
Everybody Lies. But it doesn't matter since nobody listens.
Okay. Maybe not.
Hey, Ive always been a great spinner, I would like to try to beat his record! Anybody know where I should start?
Elijah Chancey www.elijahsadventure.com nomadic IT consultant, bicycling across america "all that you touch / and all
- A.P.
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"Remember when the U.S. had a drug problem, and then we declared a War On Drugs, and now you can't buy drugs anymore?"
So where would a person with great talents such as this work?
Microsoft!
Posted by The Mongolian Barbecue:
Does he do this for a living? How do people like this live with themselves?
The Nitro :)
-Master Switch, one more element in the machine
soon little kids everywhere will want to be this guy, and he'll wind up on a box of cereal in china.
-A.P.
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"One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad
"Remember when the U.S. had a drug problem, and then we declared a War On Drugs, and now you can't buy drugs anymore?"
oh wow....now if i was to break the world record, i'd REALLY not have a life.....but that is a really cute story.