Brazilian teen crowned ‘texting king’, sets Guinness World Record

Washington: A 16-year-old boy from Brazil has set the Guinness World Record for the fastest texting on a smartphone touch screen, typing a 25-word paragraph in just 18.19 seconds. [caption id=“attachment_1528201” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Courtesy: AFP[/caption] Marcel Fernandes Filho set the record on April 25 in New York City, however he was officially crowned the texting king by Guinness yesterday. Fernandes typed a 25-word pre-selected paragraph into his smartphone touchscreen in 18.19 seconds, just enough to break the record of 18.44 seconds set in January, CNN reported. “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,” the paragraph read. The entire phrase had to be spelled and punctuated correctly. Fernandes, a physics student, maintains that despite the Guinness record, he is not a texting junkie, the report said. “Since I was a child I always loved phones, and still love smartphones today …,” he said. “But I don’t consider myself addicted to using smartphones, as I don’t spend all day using them,” said Fernandez. PTI