- Title: INDIA: INDIAN BREAKS WORLD RECORD MEMORY TEST
- Date: 27th July 2005
- Summary: (L!1 ) HYDERABAD, INDIA (JULY 27, 2005) (ANI) SMV K.A.S.P RAO BEING BLINDFOLDED, PREPARING TO RECITE MEMORIZED ITEMS SMV A PERSON WORKING ON THE COMPUTER SCU RAO RECITING ITEMS CLOSE OF KING COBRA WRITTEN ON COMPUTER SCREEN SCU RAO RECITING ITEMS CLOSE OF HAND TICKING OFF RANDOM SENTENCES RECITED BY RAO ON A BOARD SCU RAO RECITING RANDOM SENTENCES PAN TO REPORTERS SITTING VARIOUS OF RAO WITH HIS GUINNESS CERTIFICATE VARIOUS OF RAO BEING PRESENTED CERTIFICATE BY PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU DIRECTOR OF HYDERABAD CITY CLOSE OF LOGO OF GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) K.A.S.P.RAO, GUINNESS RECORD HOLDER FOR MEMORIZING 100 RANDOM OBJECTS, SAYING: "The important thing is that each item should be so clear and visible in our mind as if we are seeing it with our open eyes. That much visibility should be there even when we close our eyes. Then what we can do, any sentence or any word what is given by spectators we can immediately see and that word is converted into scenery. I convert each sentence also into a scenery." WIDE OF RAO SPEAKING
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- Location: HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
- Country: India
- Topics: Human Interest / Brights / Odd News,Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
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- Story Text: Indian man grabs Guinness record for memorizing 100 random objects.
K.A.S.P.Rao does not claim to be blessed with an exceptional memory, but his prowess with memorizing up to 100 random articles would make even die-hard sceptics sit up and watch.
Memorizing an array of one hundred unrelated objects is Rao's claim to fame, which also got him his prized certificate from the Guinness Book of World Records.
Based in India's southern Hyderabad city, Rao, a psychologist by profession, entered the Guinness Book for exemplary memory under the category of "most random objects memorized".
Rao, who set the record on May 21, 2004, got a letter from the Guinness authorities on June 24, 2005 confirming that he had set the record. On Monday (July 25), he received his prized certificate in Hyderabad.
Rao first started memorizing objects inspired by a similar display of memorizing 57 articles by the previous record holder in a Guinness show. He pursued and toned up his act for a year to bring it to 100 articles so that his record stayed for a longer time.
The secret of his success, Rao says, is in viewing objects as pictures in his mind to retain their memory.
"The important thing is that each item should be so clear and visible in our mind as if we are seeing it with our open eyes. That much visibility should be there even when we close our eyes. Then what we can do, any sentence or any word what is given by spectators we can immediately seen and that word is converted into scenery. I convert each sentence also into a scenery," Rao said.
Rao said he practised memory techniques for one year before applying to Guinness in September 2003. He was later given permission to perform in front of video cameras, press and witnesses.
The main areas of focus during his practice were memory, study skills, advance relaxation techniques and concentration.
Rao said he achieved success without any special training such as mnemonics but just by occasional practice at home. - Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
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