Kicker: Bursting balloons

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: Okay, so you’ve heard of busting moves, but what about busting balloons? Serial Guinness record-breaker David Rush and friend Jonathan Hannon just popped ten balloons between the sides of their hips in record time!

First the prep: take off the jewelry, like rings.

RUSH: Ow! Whoa!

I know what he means! Then the countdown:

ANNOUNCER: 3-2-1, go!

SOUND: Sound of bursting balloons

Record to beat? 17 seconds…and just goes to show, persistence pays off!

RUSH: Got it in just over 7 seconds!

The record still has to be verified, but you ask why someone would even do this?

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: The answer’s timeless: because it’s there.

REICHARD: Competitive people!

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