What better way to kick off the new year than to break a world record in Costa Rica with my family and the flight crew from KLM (based out of Holland).

At the famous El Avion Restaurant in Manuel Antonio in Costa Rica I broke the record for the fastest time to bounce 5 ping pong balls into 5 glasses. The previous record was 5.09 seconds and I nailed it in under 3.5 seconds. The hardest part may have been tracking down glasses that were exactly 16 ounces but I found some in a Houston restaurant on our layover on the way down to Costa Rica.

It took several attempts once I got set up at the restaurant but the KLM crew, a guide from Costa Rica, and a man from Spain acted as timers, witnesses, and videographers while the rest and my family cheered me on.