Jim Haysom | This Is Your Life an internet professional in digital advertising

Beer Mat Flipping Blindfolded World Record

It is to no surprise to my friends and family the range of talents that I possess, which would clearly be deemed downright odd. But without boring you or having to list them all, there is one that is a raw gem of a talent...

Beer Mat Flipping.

Many have asked why I have over 6,600 branded beers mats in my garage. And to put clarity to this question, I once set up and ran a dotcom company in the boom years and had 20,000 beer mats produced with the logo on it both sides. Around half of these had the 2001 calendar on them, so it shows how long I've been hoarding them. Whilst they were great marketing and promotional material at the time, distributed amongst bars, clubs, restaurants and offices, I need to do something constructive with them.

Rather than throwing them away just yet, I've decided to set a new world record...

Beer Mat Flipping Blindfolded.

The video below shows you a video taken last summer in my back garden. Having successfully managed to flip and catch beer mats with my eyes closed, and holding the camera at the same time, it was time to turn it up a gear. Getting a friend to hold the camera this time, I'd put on an eye mask and attempted a larger stack of 45 beer mats. Success.

Jim Haysom is currently the undisputed world record holder and champion of flipping beer mats blindfolded.

Unfortunately Guinness World Records have denied this as a new category, so it cannot be officially granted Guinness World Record status - there are a lot of terms and conditions to get a GWR and that certificate. Also, I was approached by a television production company to teach a celebrity how to flip beer mats on T4, but they never got back to me, which is a real shame.

Therefore, I am going to try and improve on this record during the year, and break this world record. If you think you can beat this, I encourage you to do a video response on YouTube.

I will auction off the beer mats on eBay at some point to encourage people to have a go in the next couple of months, and raise money for charity. I'll write another post nearer the time with the dates and links of this record breaking challenge. If I can shift these beer mats and help a good cause, then I'd be a very happy man.