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04/01/2008 09:30 AM ID: 69697 Permalink   

Pen-Spinning Champion Announced

 

16-year-old Japanese high school student Ryuki Omura has been awarded the title of pen-spinning king after being chosen from 16 finalists in the first Japanese nationwide pen-spinning championship.

The finalists were chosen from 276 video entries to the competition where participants demonstrated their maneuvers and skills in flicking a pen around the hand.

The finals were held in an event which took place in front of a crowd 400 people in Tokyo on Sunday including journalists and hopes are high to find sponsors for the event and take it to the international stage.

 
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  cool  
 
This stuff is actually a lot cooler than it sounds. I stumbled on pentricks.com a while back while bored at work. All I ever learned was the basic spin around the thumb, but it could be really fun for work.
 
 by: darkrom666   04/01/2008 02:07 PM     
  man  
 
i spin pens everyday, and i am no where near any of these people. it is fascinating to watch, and the difficulty is ridiculous.
 
 by: trankpill   04/01/2008 04:10 PM     
  These  
 
are one of the activities that file under,"wait,I can do that!(viewer)
splink! ahh my eye!(person 1)
sorry!(Viewer)
really cool tho
 
 by: Mannyishere     04/02/2008 01:58 AM     
 
 
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