World record attempts at flipping beer mats blindfolded
So last weekend I started the warm up to flipping beer mats blindfolded. At a friend's house and after a few beers, I thought I'd at least start trying at setting a new world record.
Below are two videos, the successful flip of 50 beer mats whilst blindfolded with two hands and two stacks of 25 beer mats, and the bloopers / out-takes.
And the blooper reel...
Surprisingly enough, the record flip was my 5th attempt!
If you want to try your luck, visit the Beer Mat Flipping YouTube Competition for more details.
Beer Mat Flipping World Records & Videos
A lot of traffic actually comes to this website, with searches for the World Record of Beer Mat Flipping. So I've decided to provide you with a quick shortlist of the current records as they stand for a beer mat flip.
How To Guide: Beer Mat Flipping
This is a short video showing you how to flip a beer mat or two. The best thing is starting at one, and then increasing this each time trying to beat your previous record. You need to know exactly how to flip a beer mat before you can beat a world record!
World Records for Beer Mat Flipping
With the recent increase of social media and video sharing, I encourage you to try and beat these world records and upload the videos into YouTube for validation. Please note, there are strict rules and guidelines if you want to beat an official Guinness World Record.
1. Flipping the largest single stack
The Guiness World Record for flipping a single stack of beer mats is 112. This was achieved by Mat Hand, ironically in 2001. There is no available video to show this, but this is a huge achievement.
You will need to buy two stacks if you want a chance of beating that record, and large hands! This video shows exactly how big a stack of 50 is. Click here to buy beer mats on eBay.co.uk.
2. Blindfolded beer mat flipping
The same as flipping a large single stack but blindfolded.
The World Record was set by Jim Haysom (myself of course) at 45 beer mats in 2008, as seen in the video below.
But this has since been beaten by Dean Gauld at a whopping 71 in 2009. He currently is the Daddy!
3. Two handed beer mat flip simultaneous
Two stacks of beer mats and caught by two hands at the same time. Ideally the stacks should be the same height, otherwise you may find flipping stacks of different amounts quite difficult.
The World Record for this is again Dean Gauld, with a total of 130, flipping two stacks of 65 back in 1987. Unfortunately there is no video of this record available.
4. Speed flipping beer mats
That record breaker Dean Gauld is at it again, 25 stacks of 40 beer mats flipped in 45 seconds, a total of 1000. This was done in 1993 and would imagine it's been unchallenged for a while. Again, not video to support this.
To break this record you will need to have 1,000 beer mats all lined up, to be in with a chance of setting a new world record.
Buy your Beer Mats on eBay
Click here to place a bid on eBay.co.uk on the Pub2Club beer mats shown in the videos above. Or follow the link and search for beer mats, as there are thousands available to buy online. I am selling 6,300 beer mats for the NCT charity, all are new and sealed, and in blocks of 100. Information about this can be found on this site.
Breaking a World Record
If you want to try and beat the official world records for beer mat flipping, you will need to be aware of the Guiness rules and note that you will have to have evidence, witnesses, and be the right size, and follow the strict submission process. Phew, all that effort eh?
Here are links to Guiness World Records and Record Breakers Republic which are two sites that you should consider looking at if you are serious about putting in a record breaking submission.
Alternatively, why not upload your beer mat flipping video attempts on YouTube for everyone else to see.
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.
