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