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15th July 2008
British kids set new World Record for longest game of Chinese Whispers
A new Guinness World Record has been set for the longest game of Chinese Whispers, involving 1,330 children and celebrities from the world of sport and entertainment. And those unable to use speech as their main form of communication, used Makaton to pass on the message.
Staged at Arsenal Football Club's Emirates Stadium, the record breaking children have already raised more than £100,000 for Save the Children and TreeHouse, the national charity for autism education.
The attempt which lasted for 2 hours and 4 minutes beat the existing record held by the Cycling Club of Chengdu, China, involving 1083 people in 2006. In the last 2 years, there have been seven unsuccessful attempts to smash the record.
the Chinese Whisper started with the message 'Together we will make a world of difference'. After it had passed 200 children it had changed to 'We're breaking a record', and after 500 children it was recorded as 'Everyone is evil'. By the time the message reached the last child, it had changed dramatically and was read out as simply; 'Haaaaa'.
Source: responcesource.com
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