This is the second time Jennifer and I have gone after this record. The record for the most t-shirts put on in one minute (team of 2) has stood at 31. We got 32 this summer but there was an unclarified rule that resulted in a disqualification. Each shirt must be pulled to the waist. The unwritten part is that each shirt had to be pulled to the waist for the full circumference of the waist. We had a couple that didn’t meet that final qualification over the summer so we decided we had to do it again to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

This time I got more uniform shirts and we pulled on 35 shirts in one minute. I don’t know about you, but I don’t mind a little help from my wife when getting dressed. This one is is actually so difficult towards the end that Guinness doesn’t have a single person one minute version of this record, only a 30 second version (which I currently hold). The arms get so restricted and have so much force pushing against them that it’s virtually impossible to get the last 10 or so shirts on without the second person helping.

Our 2 year old was cheering us on the whole time. He wanted to put on the shirts, then he wanted to hit the stopwatch, and then finally he said “go daddy go!” and at the end he ran out for the celebratory hug and let out his own “Come on! Yes!” I wonder if I should tell his this is how kids are made?

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