Blue Peter Yo-Yo's into Guinness World Records.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail A miniature representation of a page or image that is used to identify a file by its contents. Clicking the thumbnail opens the file. Thumbnails are an option in file managers, such as Windows Explorer, and they are found in photo editing and graphics program to quickly browse multiple image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Entertainment Editors MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4643405 HIGH WYCOMBE High Wycombe (wĭk`əm), city (1991 pop. 69,575), Buckinghamshire, S England. The city is well known for its furniture industry and also has paper mills, sawmills, and engineering works. , England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004 The World famous US Yo-Yoer YoHans and ex UK Champion Craig Squires yesterday won a coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. spot in the Guinness World Records after breaking the record for 'most Yo-Yo tricks in one minute' live on BBC's Blue Peter Children's TV Show! Smashing the previous record of 43 tricks in one minute held by 25-year-old Australian Ben McPhee earlier this year YoHans performed 51 tricks & Craig 49 tricks live on BBC's Blue Peter on Monday 17th May 2004. Surrounded by the Blue Peter team, YoHans & Craig Yo-Yoed with a passion, performing feats including Gravity Pull, Three Leaf Clover clover, any plant of the genus Trifolium, leguminous hay and forage plants of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). Most of the species are native to north temperate or subtropical regions, and all the American cultivated forms have been introduced from , Walk the Dog and Eating Spaghetti spaghetti: see pasta. all at lightening lightening /light·en·ing/ (lit´en-ing) the sensation of decreased abdominal distention produced by the descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity, two to three weeks before labor begins. speed. YoHans has been yoyoing for over 15 years and has travelled and demonstrated the yoyo in over 30 countries. Millions of people around the globe have viewed his skills on T.V. and in person. His list of achievements include multiple trophies in local U.S. National and World competitions. He was in the 2000 edition of the Guinness book for designing "the world's most expensive mass produced yoyo" which also held the unofficial long spin record of 7 minutes 8 seconds! With two years of research and development the world can now enjoy his latest development, the "FAST 201". Craig has performed YoYo tricks to thousands of people! His talent was spotted by YoHans and they performed as a double act across the US & UK. In 1999 Craig won the UK National Championships. YoHans and Craig attribute their record breaking success to both lots of practice and their secret weapon, the revolutionary new Yo-Yo called the F.A.S.T. 201 with its advanced technology making tricks easier to perform. F.A.S.T stands for Fully Active Starburst StarBurst - An active DBMS from IBM Almaden Research Center. Technology and makes the F.A.S.T 201 spin longer and responds better than any other Yo-Yo. It makes it easier for all Yo-Yo enthusiasts to do tricks from the novice through to experts. Unlike other Yo-Yo's the F.A.S.T 201 doesn't need constant maintenance, so there's no need for lubes, oils or replaceable stickers and an occasional new string is all that is needed. YoHans and Craig have been on an extensive UK tour performing on TV shows in schools and shopping centres. MULTIMEDIA AVAILABLE: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=4643405 |
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