"51 cm, it's a new Family Record!"
"It's a big one, boys. He's a fighter. Gotta get him into the boat. Get the net!" Well, ok, maybe it wasn't as dramatic as that, but it planted the seed for the Humazing website.
The boys and I love fishing - we fish Port Phillip Bay (Google Earth Link) from our old fibreglass boat. We mainly catch Flathead, or 'flatties' as they're called. 'The Family Record' for the biggest flattie stood at 47cm (held by my 10 year old son) ... until I landed one @ 51cm. (for those of you who know what I'm talking about, you may well be laughing at how tiny 51cm is .. around 70 - 90cm would be considered a beast .. minimum 'keep' size is 25cm).
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The fish that started Humazing - a 51cm flathead.
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Then one of the boys asked a question: "what is the world record for the biggest flathead?"
"I don't know" was my imperial, authortitative parent response. Which got me thinking - how would I know? Where would I find out? "It seems too trivial for 'the book of records'."
This spawned (excuse the fish pun) the idea for Humazing - World Records for the People. Mashing web2.0, wiki-type community-managed content to world records seemed a no-brainer.
Added to the mix was the 5-minutes-of-fame phenomenon, youtube-style-video's and the competitive spirit of being the best. And thus Humazing was born!
My goal for this website is to be a community-centric, centralised source of everyday-achievements by everyday-people.
There are lots of enhancements planned for the site, so be sure to subscribe to our blog for updates.
I hope you enjoy using the website and most of all that you try creating or breaking a record. Get the kids involved, your local club, your school or your beer buddies.
Kurt Lingohr, founder. Kurtle (92 points)
p.s. As alluded to above, I don't have all the answers (or pretend to!!) Drop me a line if you think there's something about the site that irks you, a bug, tpyo, or simply an opportunity to do something better!
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