Teen named world's fastest texter in NYC contest
Photo credit: AFP/Getty Images | Austin Wierschke competes blindfolded in an elimination round during the 6th Annual LG US National Texting Championship. (Aug. 8, 2012)
Teen wins NYC texting competitionA 17-year-old boy who says he has "abnormally fast thumbs" has been named the fastest texter in America for the second year in a row.
"It feels incredible," said Austin Wierschke of Rhinelander, Wis., after winning the sixth annual U.S. LG National Texting Competition in Times Square on Wednesday. He gets $50,000 in prize money, which he says he'll save and use to pay for college, along with...
