Racing at a crawl

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: A town in Taiwan is leaning into its slow reputation, one race at a time.

Except here, the competitors are not sprinters; they’re snails.

Dozens lined up on a round table, inching their way to the edge, well—millimetering their way to the edge—as the crowd leaned in.

SOUND: [Kid cheering]

That energetic voice? 10-year-old Larry Luo—urging on the one he calls “Brother Snail”...

SOUND: [Crowd cheering]

...who would go on to ooze his way to victory.

AUDIO: I was very nervous… because it started to turn away. But I kept calling it back… and we won.

Young Larry saying there that he was nervous, which was probably because he had far too much time to think about it.

The prize for Brother Snail?A pile of fresh veggies!

Proof that sometimes, victory belongs to those who are just a little less slow than the rest.

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