How fast can u text? Thumb athletes compete in NY

[mscriv]

NEW YORK – Who's the fastest texter in the world?

Competitors from more than a dozen countries were ready to show off their athletic thumb prowess to win that title in a competition Thursday in New York City.

The LG Mobile World Cup challenges texters on both speed and accuracy. The winning team takes home a $100,000 prize.

Participants include a 16-year-old from Des Moines, Iowa, who is the 2009 U.S. National Texting Champion. Kate Moore averages 12,000 texts per month. She says she can "talk and text at the same time, without looking at the phone."

The U.S. team is pitted against competitors from countries including South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Russia and Korea.

The sponsor, LG Electronics, has hired dozens of interpreters.

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This has got to be a sign that the end is near.

 

[cantthinkofone]

12,000 texts a month, 30 days a month, 400 texts a day. 24 hours in a day, ~16-17 texts an hour.

Possible for most people. I only text about two people day in and day out so I am a little limited

 

[sysiphus]

Wow. Nothing better to do, really?

 

[dankybear]

i get grief from my family for texting 6,000 times a month...

 

[Abstract]

And you should.

 

[pukifloyd]

insane...kids

 

[stridemat]

What's wrong with a phone call? (coming from the guy who posts on online forums)

 

[mscriv]

^ Nothing wrong with that. Your post count is 1.97 per day. As cantthinkofone pointed out in post #2 the competition level in this contest averages 400 texts a day. There's a difference there, just slightly, but I think you're in the clear.

 

[Flynnstone]

I think I remember a competition like this on Late Night or Leno or something.

But they pitted a couple young texters against a couple of old Morse coders.

Who won?

The Morse Coders! by far.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

Here is a question. Was she using a touch screen or physical keyboard.
What was 2nd place using.

 

[GSMiller]

I've not even sent 12,000 texts in the three years I've had texting.

 

[Rodimus Prime]

I went digging threw some videos of 2008 and 2009 competitions and answer a important question that always been debated.

The fastest texters in the world us PHYSICAL keyboards. not that I expect that to shut up the touch screen crowd but it does show me that for fast accurate texting is physical keyboard for the win.

 

[leomac08]

well txting is better......especially when your at work and you don't want your boss to say "JOHNSON WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" ???