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Worm charmer, 10, sets new record
WILLASTON, England, June 29 (UPI) — A 10-year-old girl set a new world record by bringing 567 worms up from the ground during Britain’s World Worm Charming Championships.
Sophie Smith of Willaston, England, won the competition in her village Saturday by besting the previous world record of 511 worms listed in the Guinness Book of World Records, The Daily Telegraph reported Monday.
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Kenneth Catania, a U.S. neuroscientist specializing in sonic phenomena, said in research published last year that worm charming is at its most effective when competitors make sounds that emulate those of the mole, a natural predator of the worm.
“We carefully compared the frequencies,” Catania said, “and it’s moles every time. When it rains the worms come out slowly, but with charming and moles they come out as if they were running. That’s if worms could run.”
Secret Identity: Sophie Smith, 10-year-old girl from Willaston, England.
Powers: Granted special powers after rescuing a super-intelligent alien worm, Sophie can call and command an unlimited number of any and all species of worm using a form of telepathy. Such a low level of brain activity is required for this form of telepathy that Sophie could call for help even if she were in a coma.
Weaknesses: fish hooks, giant moles, and all of the usual vulnerabilities for 10-year-olds. Unfortunately, if Sophie gets cut in half, she does not grow two new bodies.
