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A balancing act to enter the Guinness Book

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE DEC. 17. We have all heard of people writing to create and break records while typing on a manual typewriter or keying in on a computer keyboard. But ever heard of anyone trying to key in on a computer keyboard, while balancing it on a bottle.

That is what S. Gautam did here on Monday in the presence of presspersons.

His aim is to create a record and secure a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Mr. Gautham (26), who is a faculty at a computer institute in Bangalore and holds a Diploma in Computer Applications, keyed in for 30 minutes on a computer keyboard that was placed on top of a two-litre Pepsi bottle having a radius of one inch.

Mr. Gautham keyed in 2,012 words in 30 minutes with 98 per cent accuracy at a speed of 68 words per minute.

"I wanted to do something different. Many people have tried to create records in keying in on a computer keyboard, or typing on a manual or electronic typewriter. But no one explored the idea of creating a record in keying by balancing the keyboard on a bottle. That is why I decided it would be a good idea," he said.

He said that he had sought permission from the Pepsi company for his feat. He had been practising this for two years, he added.

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