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Three cheers to the tinkerers, inventors

Chuck Uhing rides his giant teeter totter Friday afternoon in rural Milledgeville. Uhing is hoping to set a new world record his his teeter totter. The current record is held by a teeter totter in California. The teeter totter has a 123-foot-long main beam that raises riders 51 feet into the air. His teeter totter can be operated by a winch or with two people riding it. But for safety purposes is mostly operated using the winch. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

Chuck Uhing rides his giant teeter totter Friday afternoon in rural Milledgeville. Uhing is hoping to set a new world record his his teeter totter. The current record is held by a teeter totter in California. The teeter totter has a 123-foot-long main beam that raises riders 51 feet into the air. His teeter totter can be operated by a winch or with two people riding it. But for safety purposes is mostly operated using the winch. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

Chuck Uhing waves from the top of his giant teeter totter Friday afternoon in rural Milledgeville. Uhing is hoping to set a new world record his his teeter totter. The current record is held by a teeter totter in California. Uhing's teeter totter has a 123 foot long main beam that raises riders 51 feet into the air. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)

Chuck Uhing rides his giant teeter totter Friday afternoon in rural Milledgeville. Uhing is hoping to set a new world record his his teeter totter. The current record is held by a teeter totter in California. Uhing's teeter totter has a 123 foot long main beam that raises riders 51 feet into the air. (Michael Krabbenhoeft)