Today I made my second attempt at “Most Socks Removed in One Minute (Blindfolded)”. The Gemalto Global IoT Summit in Athens was the perfect event.
I was honored to give the corporate version of a Growth Mindset talk with juggling, balancing, personal stories, and we topped it off with a group Guinness World Record Attempt. I had 42 sock-wearing volunteers and other crew of about 10 helping with logistics.
We spent a lot of time, cleaning, dying, and prepping the feet with Gold Bond Powder to ensure the socks didn’t stick to the feet and the volunteers were great.
I made one practice run with my eyes open. A preliminary run blindfolded in which I removed 66 socks and the final attempt resulted in 70 socks removed. It turns out taking off 2 at a time is faster than taking off one at a time with 2 hands.
Check back soon for a video of the attempt!
Checking the line 
Start of the attempt 
Just before start 
End of attempt 
Confirming so cks on legally
Counting the bare feet 
Counting up to 70 
Celebrating 
High fives 
(now go wash your hands!) 
Got it! 
The process 
Free 1 second foot massages
Oh my goodness! I loved seeing all the business professionals with their little ankles showing! Human equalizer!! And it was so fun when they started clapping a rhythm and cheering! So inspiring! Well done!