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150 words in 1 sticky note: 29-year-old sets Guinness World Record
UAE-based senior cloud engineer Pushpajothi Ravikumar used mostly three-letter words and experimented with different handwriting styles to fit all 150 words on the note.
Pushpajothi Ravikumar managed to complete the challenge successfully on her very first try.
A tiny sticky note, often used for scribbling down reminders or quick to-do lists, has helped a 29-year-old woman make her way into the Guinness World Records.
UAE-based senior cloud engineer Pushpajothi Ravikumar has set a new record for writing the most words on a single sticky note, managing to fit 150 different words onto the small piece of paper in Dubai. Despite the limited space, she ensured that every word remained legible.
For Ravikumar, the achievement was the result of a childhood fascination with Guinness World Records. She said she had long dreamed of becoming a record holder and eventually decided it was time to attempt a record of her own.
The challenge was not simply about squeezing as many words as possible onto the note. Ravikumar also had to make sure they could still be read. To maximise the available space, she carefully picked short and simple words, with most of them being just three letters long.
Her familiarity with experimenting with different handwriting styles also came in handy during the attempt. She ultimately managed to complete the challenge successfully on her very first try.
Ravikumar later posted a video of the attempt on Instagram, where it went on to receive nearly 1 million views, according to Guinness World Records. The unexpected attention even led her family, friends and former college to ask her about the unusual achievement.
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“I’ve always dreamed of being part of it,” Ravikumar said. Becoming a Guinness World Records title holder, she added, had also given her a greater sense of confidence.
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She now hopes to take on more record-breaking challenges, viewing them as a way to discover and showcase abilities people may not always realise they possess.
For now, though, her name is attached to a remarkably tiny achievement: 150 words written on a single sticky note.
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