This record is so easy.
At least that’s what the Internet Trolls are going to say.
I thought it was going to be easy as well. It wasn’t… (in fact, even after thinking I had brokent it, I had not as the attempt wad disqualified for leaning too much).
The record was for the most ping pong balls bounced into a pint glass in one minute. The previous record was 12. The sister record for the most ping pong balls bounced into a pint glass in three minutes? That record was also twelve.
I tried and tried and tried again. My neighbor Hollywood Hannon though it looked easy so he tried. My wife was thinking: How hard could it be? So she tried. The kids tried. It wasn’t uncommon to celebrate a single ball landing in the pint glass.
I focused and tried again. I practiced. I developed a strategy. I didn’t look at where the balls were going. I only looked at where I needed to grab them out of the basket (max 2 at a time) and the spot on the floor where I was aiming.
At the end of this particular minute I knew I’d ended on an even number of hits (after every 4 the cup is emptied). I thought I had gotten 12. Jonathan let me know I had gotten 16. I was in disbelief. I looked at the camera and celebrated. I dropped to my knees. I then went into game mode to ensure we collected all the evidence required to make it Guinness Official… in then end it never was since it was determined that I was leaning too much.
