How quickly could you type the alphabet with your nose (with spaces)? India's Vinod Kumar Chaudhary did it in 26.73 seconds ⌨️👃 pic.twitter.com/IBt7vghVai
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In his biography of Alexander the Great, the First Century AD Roman author Quintus Curtius Rufus described the seemingly limitless physical courage of Alexander, who often led his armies from the forefront. Curtius praised his courage, but also leveled at Alexander:
[...] the charge of reckless daring, which he had in abundance, can have less force, because there was never an opportunity to decide whether he had acted rashly.
Great men of transcendent ambition, such as Alexander the Great and Vinod Kumar Chaudhary, are compelled to push themselves past ordinary limits--to accomplish the impossible again and again. Great striving brings great risks.
Chaudhary established a Guinness World Record last year when he typed the alphabet with his nose in 27.8 seconds. Yet, like Alexander after Issus, Chaudhary was only getting started. He insisted on breaking that record, setting a new one of 26.73 seconds. Now, he's broken that record, striking the keystrokes, with a space between each one, in a mere 25.66 seconds.
Will Chaudhary press forward again? Or will he face a mutiny as Alexander did and be forced to settle for the empire has has been able to conquer?
-via Dave Barry