What Can You Do in Ten Minutes?
February 21 2005 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
What Can You Do in Ten Minutes? OfficeMax Hustle Up the Hancock
Winner Can Climb the Skyscraper in Less Time Than it Takes to Buy a
Cup of Coffee ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Can't
get much done because you're short on time? Think again. In less
than 10 minutes, the winner of this year's OfficeMax Hustle Up the
Hancock race on February 27 will run up 94 floors of Chicago's John
Hancock building. That's about the same time it takes to buy a
mocha latte at the coffee shop or sit through coming attractions at
the movies. "Not to make the rest of us feel bad, but we're talking
a mere 600 seconds to climb 1,632 steps -- about a third of a
second per step," said Dave Goudge, OfficeMax executive VP of
marketing, and participant in the Hancock climb. This amazing
physical feat inspired OfficeMax(R) Incorporated (NYSE:OMX), one of
the nation's largest office supply distributors, to take a fresh
look at exactly what can be done in 10 minutes or less. Here's a
sample: -- Memorize 312 playing cards, in order, as was done by a
World Federation of Memory Sports record-holder. -- Make $4,000.
That's nearly how much money Mel Gibson made in 10 minutes based on
his estimated annual income of $210 million, according to Forbes
magazine. -- Sharpen 300 pencils with an electronic sharpener. --
Wait at O'Hare International Airport Terminal 3 security checkpoint
on a Monday morning at 7 a.m. (If you were at Juneau International
Airport in Alaska? No waiting.) -- Perform 23 aerial somersaults on
skis.* -- Eat 432 oysters. A 105-pound woman holds this distinction
from the International Federation of Competitive Eating. -- Listen
to Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" nearly two times. You would only be
able to listen to the Beatle's seven-minute-plus "Hey, Jude" or Don
McLean's "American Pie" (8:36) a little over one time. At just over
17 minutes, you might as well forget catching all of Iron
Butterfly's "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida." -- Shred 6,240 sheets of paper,
using a professional shredder that shreds 26 sheets at once. -- Get
married in a Las Vegas drive-through chapel. (Actually, it can take
much less than 10 minutes.) -- Type 700 words (based on the skills
of a better-than-average typist). -- Ride Chicago's John Hancock
building elevator up and down 7.5 times. (The Hancock's elevators
take 40 seconds to reach the top at a speed of 20 miles per hour.)
With 1,632 stairs, the OfficeMax Hustle Up the Hancock is the
third- tallest vertical stair climb in the country, behind the Go
Vertical Sears Tower race and Step Up for Kids race at the Aon
Center, both in Chicago. All proceeds from the race benefit the
American Lung Association of Metropolitan Chicago's efforts in
education, research and advocacy programs aimed at preventing
asthma and lung disease. A few facts regarding the 2004 Hustle Up
the Hancock: -- Winning time: 9 minutes, 47 seconds, by Terry
Purcell -- Average number of seconds it took the winner to tackle
each flight of stairs: 6.3 seconds -- Number of runners: 3,702
(2,776 ran the 94 floor challenge; 926 ran the 42 floor) -- Runners
were 54% men; 46% women -- Oldest climber: 74 -- Youngest climber:
9 -- Money raised from event: $568,506 -- Amount of water served
during the Hustle: 1,393 gallons About OfficeMax(R) Incorporated
OfficeMax(R) Incorporated is a leader in both business-to-business
office product solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax
delivers an unparalleled customer experience -- in service, in
product, in time savings, and in value -- through a relentless
focus on its customers. The company provides office supplies and
paper, print and document services, technology products and
solutions, and furniture to large, medium and small businesses and
consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by more than 40,000
associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and nearly
1,000 superstores. OfficeMax trades on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol OMX. To find the nearest OfficeMax, call
1-877-OFFICEMAX or more information can be found at
http://www.officemax.com/ . *Based on information provided by
Guinness World Records(TM) OfficeMax Contact Media Contact Bill
Bonner Nicole Miller, Bader Rutter & Associates 630 438 8584
262 784 7200, ext. 425 DATASOURCE: OfficeMax CONTACT: Bill Bonner
of OfficeMax, +1-630-438-8584, or Nicole Miller of Bader Rutter
& Associates, +1-262-784-7200, ext. 425 Web site:
http://www.officemax.com/
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