Nose Typing Guinness Record (with video)

[infiniti]

For the likes of Mohammed Khurshid Hussain, from Hyderabad, India, having just one Guinness World Record isn’t good enough. The 23-year-old already held the title of fastest typist of the English alphabet on a keyboard – just 3.43 seconds –  but that was set using his fingers. Now he’s gone and done it with his nose.

Mr. Hussain set out to break the world record for nose-typing last Thursday. His mission: to type the sentence ‘Guinness World Records have challenged me to type this sentence using my nose in the fastest time’. The previous record holder was another Indian, Neeta, who finished the task way back in 2008, in 1 minute and 33 seconds.

That seems like a tough record to beat, but Mr. Hussain did it with a lot of time to spare. He typed the sentence in just 48.62 seconds, way ahead of Neeta. “If you want to set a record, every millisecond counts,” he said. “This time I typed with one eye closed, as it is difficult otherwise to locate the keys. This is my second attempt to break the record. Earlier last month, I typed the sentence with my nose in 53.44 seconds, for which I am yet to receive the certificate.”

H/T Oddity Central

[bumgrapes]

Some people just have too much time on their nose

[SpAmRaY]

This should be a thing at all keycons.

[fohat.digs]

I hope that he does not complain about shiny keycaps.

[hoggy]

I wonder if there are any restrictions on the keyboard. If I were to try for the record I'd like coloured keys that get darker the higher up the alphabet, SA profiles, very light clicky springs.

[eddie]

 

[berserkfan]

Actually a long sharp nose gives you a biological advantage in this competition. A fat nose is a big disadvantage.

I'd say Danes and English > Indians > EastAsians/BlackAfricans > Shephardic Jews and Arabs. So let's see some Northwestern Europeans come forth!