TEDx Boise was phenomenal! Taking flight was the theme and the speakers shared their moving stories. I had three records to break and they all involved flight.
If you had asked me if I could have broken one Guinness World Record as a kid I would have told you I would love to but didn’t think I could. Today I broke my 100th!
More accurately, I broke my 98th, 99th, and 100th Guinness World Record Titles! I started with a short talk about my STEM story and how I wasn’t smart enough for the gifted program to an MIT graduation in electrical engineering.
Chris Knight and I then went after the record for most ping pong balls caught in one minute with chopsticks. The previous record was 32 but we have been practicing. Even with a couple of bobbles and a dropped ball with a few seconds left, we got 82 in one minute.
Next up was the fastest time to transfer a 20-pound weight hand to hand 100 times. It took a couple of tries but I passed the previous mark with 100 transfers in 14.9 seconds.
Last up was a big celebration for my 100th Guinness World Record attempt. Most lit candles in the mouth. They were all stuffed in my mouth and had to be lit for 30 seconds while only held with my mouth. The flames danced and the wax poured but I made it 30 seconds with 100 candles in my mouth!
Congratulations! Boise is so proud of you and your determination.