Monday, April 25, 2016

World's fastest coin stacker

Today let's talk about something different from coin collecting. For the past few days, I had been searching for world's record about coins that I think could be broken by a Malaysian. One of them is "World's fastest coin stacker" at the official Guinness World Records website.

How many coins can you stack into a tower in one minute? The officially recognized record for the most coins stacked into a tower in one minute is 69 and was achieved by Silvio Sabba (Italy) in Pioltello, Milan, Italy, on 22 June 2015.

coin tower

I think Malaysia coins are suitable for this record attempt because our 50 sen coins have a diameter of 27.76mm, one of the largest coins in circulation. It will be easy for Malaysian to stack a coin into a tower using Malaysia 50 Sen coins, I think. Easier said then done it yourself. I have tried several times today but stacking 50 pieces coins into a tower is not an easy task. You need a steady large hand and a flat surface that doesn't move. I only manage to get 32 coins average about 30 seconds. 


CHALLENGE RULES:
  • Any currency of coins may be used for this attempt, providing each coin has a maximum diameter of 30mm, and a maximum thickness of 3mm
  • At the start of the attempt, the challengers hand must be flat on the table, with the coins flat and separated on the stacking surface.
  • Coins are to be stacked, one at a time, using one hand only. The other hand must remain behind the back for the duration of the attempt.
  • Water, glue, and other adhesives or aids may not be used to help stabilize the tower.
  • The tower must remain standing for 5 seconds once the 30 second period is over for the attempt to be valid.


Maybe some of you out there want to try to join the challenge. You can visit Guinness World record website to register and upload your video; Guinness World Records.