The students in the photograph were trying to break a world record. Some 450 high school students played Twister on 180 mats. There was lots of stretching and reaching toward blue, red, yellow and green circles. They hope to set a world record for the largest Twister game board.
The mats formed a Twister board measuring 437m2. The current Twister board record was set in April 2005 in the Netherlands, at 228m2.
One of the biggest tasks was taping the mats together, organizers said. The attempt took place during a conference held over the weekend by North Dakota DECA, a high school business club in the US.
PHOTO: AP
"There truly is a process to it, and we learned a lot," one of the organizers said.
The attempt took place on Oct. 7. The students won't know for sure if they broke the record until officials at Guinness World Records review a video of the attempt.(Staff writer with AP)
照片中的學生正努力要打破世界紀錄。大約四百五十名高中生,在一百八十片墊子拼湊而成的大地墊上玩「扭扭樂」遊戲。這個遊戲需要不斷伸展肢體去觸壓藍色、紅色、黃色和綠色的圓點。他們希望能創下最大「扭扭樂」遊戲地墊的世界紀錄。
這些墊子合併起來約有四百三十七平方公尺。目前「扭扭樂」遊戲地墊的世界紀錄,是二○○五年四月在荷蘭所創,面積為兩百二十八平方公尺。
主辦單位說,其中最大的工程是將這些墊子用膠帶黏拼起來。這項活動上週末在美國北達科塔州「美國經銷商教育俱樂部」的會議上舉行。「美國經銷商教育俱樂部」是美國一個高中生商務社團。
「這過程的確有一定的步驟,我們學到了很多,」其中一名活動幹部說。
這項活動於本月七日舉行,學生必須等到金氏世界紀錄人員看過活動錄影帶後,才能確定有沒有打破世界紀錄。(美聯社/翻譯:楊鴻泰)
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