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18 February 2007
Shotlist Ref: RTV253807
AUSTRALIA: Australian man claims world record by smashing water melons with his head
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Chinchilla is a small Australian outback town some 300 kilometres west of Brisbane.
With 5,800 residents, Chinchilla Shire relies predominantly on agriculture. Grapes, watermelons and rock melons are some of the most valued produce from the area.
Every two years, the town pays tribute to it's melon harvest by holding the Chinchilla Melon Festival where people not only eat, but engage in some of the wackiest activities using watermelons -- like headbutting.
This year, 29-year-old local melon picker John Allwood smashed his way into the Guinness Book of World Records, literally, by headbutting 40 watermelons in 58 seconds.
"Good as gold mate, good as gold," said Allwood after his record breaking performance.
'Melon-skiing' proved to be another popular event at the festival. Organisers on both sides of a sloppy track pulled participants wearing watermelons as skis on their feet.
"We come up with this idea to have a melon festival back in about 1994, and it is growing and just keeps on getting better and better every year," said the President of Chinchilla Melon festival, Darryl O'Leary.
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(ASIA) CHINCHILLA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA (FEBRUARY 17, 2007) (REUTERS)JOHN ALLWOOD HEADBUTTS WATERMELONS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK WORLD RECORD
GUINNESS WORLD RECORD SIGN
MORE OF ALLWOOD HEADBUTTING WATERMELONS
ALLWOOD CELEBRATES
CERTIFICATE HELD UP
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(SOUNDBITE) (English) LOCAL MELON PICKER JOHN ALLWOOD, SAYING:"Good as gold mate, good as gold" (JOURNALIST ASKING: "YOUR NOSE IS A BIT BRUISED BUT OTHERWISE YOU ARE NOT TOO BAD?") "Oh, well, I am all good mate, couple of days off work, hey!"
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WATERMELON FESTIVAL PARADEClips On Demand
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Restrictions: Muted for website playback only - if ordered, this video clip will include all original audio which may include music.COUPLE EATING WATERMELON
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VARIOUS PEOPLE CRUSHING WATERMELONS IN BUCKETS WITH THEIR FEETORGANISERS PREPARING WATER MELON 'SKI TRACK' BY SPREADING MELONS
FEET OF A COMPETITOR INSIDE WATERMELONS
VARIOUS OF PEOPLE SKIING USING WATERMELONS
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(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENT OF CHINCHILLA WATERMELON FESTIVAL DARRYL O'LEARY, SAYING: "We came up with this idea to have a melon festival back in about 1994, and it is growing and just keeps on getting better and better every year. This year there is probably six to seven thousand people here, we are eating probably fifteen to twenty tonnes of the watermelon we used here today and rock melons before it is all over."Clips On Demand
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MORE 'SKIING' WITH WATERMELONSClips On Demand
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ROAD SIGN READING: 'CHINCHILLA'WATERMELON FIELDS
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