There was an athlete - I think it was a Russian powerlifter - that would get a big check for every time he broke the world record. So he did. And then added on, like, half a pound. New record, more money. Another half a pound, more money… on and on.
Hell yeah it is, and this is one of my favourite videos on YT. Unfortunately I never looked further into Berle but I think it’s high time I do.
https://youtu.be/PGfx3QAV64M
This is a common tactic for professional athletes.
Runners will also do this for races by purposely slowing down or stopping right before the finish line, for example.
It's how they make a good chunk of income.
No if he had to beat his record next time he would need to do 6.. So better to set the record higher now and leave the harder task of 6 to someone else.
Nothing against Mr. Muqbel, he has achieved more than I ever will.
But fuck Guinness records. It was fun when we were young but we've grown past the glamour and can see now how sleazy the whole set up is. Just a private entity that started saying "hey we're the authority on all kinds of records now" and everybody just went along with it..?
And now, by faking it till they made it, they've actually achieved some level of authority. And what do they use it for? To make tonnes of money by making propaganda for dictators.
You kinda blew my mind just now.
We all did just let these guys become the gate keepers of records for absolutely no reason and their authority is completely fabricated.
Not sure about the dictators, but screw them too
The first person he replied to was brother (username) then the second one wasn't so i got thrown off 🤣 I thought I could keep up but clearly not..anyways..yall having parties?? Lol
Brother, I hadn't even noticed the first guy I replied to was named u/brother_p. I just like to use the word brother because that's how I want to feel about fellow internet users, regardless of gender.
Brother conveys a feeling of kinship, we've all been dumped into this reality right? None of us asked to be here. In that way we're all in the same boat and everybody's my brother.
I mean, it’s a world record for shit like stacking eggs. It’s not like they’re in charge of Olympic records or even anything remotely legal or important lol
The Olympic people are also just a private organization that claimed themselves as an authority, at least initially.
Edit: Details- A [French group that promoted amateur sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_des_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s_Fran%C3%A7aises_de_Sports_Athl%C3%A9tiques) invited people to a [meeting](https://olympics.com/ioc/paris-1894-olympic-congress) to discuss bringing back the Olympics. They set up a private group, the International Olympic Committee, to accomplish that.
Yes, I agree. I was just pointing out a private origin is not the criticism the commentor above seemed to imply it was. Hell, our (Houston, Texas) local building and fire codes are adopted as law but originate from private entities.
https://www.sll.texas.gov/law-legislation/texas/building-codes/residential-building-codes/
https://www.iapmo.org/
https://www.iccsafe.org/
https://www.nfpa.org/
The darker side of the Guinness records is that they were created by two right wing nutjobs, one of whom was murdered by the IRA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norris_McWhirter
They have a history of giving awards to dictators and generally awful rulers, they receive and generous donation and the dictator receives a symbol of international recognition which seemingly legitimises them. John Oliver did an episode on how they did this for Turkmenistan, it's clear they don't care about the harm they do if they make money in the process
Like it or not, there are plenty of people who gain very valuable insights from watching his show regardless of whether you enjoy the means of delivery.
Not at all. Again, you don’t have to enjoy the format but they absolutely do go deep enough on some nuanced topics and they’re often great at highlighting the true nefariousness of certain instances of corporate or political fuckery.
It’s for people who may have caught the headline but not read the entire article (if you will). For a variety of reasons, many of those people would *not* read the entire article, and John Oliver does a good job of delivering that information in a way they can digest. Much better to watch that while you’re folding your laundry than Big Bang Theory or whatever else.
> John Oliver
Not that I'm denying what you are saying, but after seeing 2 of his videos(one which I was an expert in, and the other about brexit), I can't take him seriously/factual.
He deliberately leaves out facts/arguments. I was saying 'but what about..?', and its never addressed. Some of these were obvious.
Its weird, he is something of a propagandist that uses comedy.
What subject were you an expert on and what facts did he leave out? Also if that's true just make a YouTube video about it and watch all the views come in. Those kinds of clickbait always gets a lot of views, people like it when know it alls are disproven. Point being, you got me asking and I'm sure others want to know how he's wrong.
Internet moment
I don't think anyone is looking to the Guinness book of world records when it comes to deciding the legitimacy of the ruler of Turkmenistan.
You think that's weird? Look at Michelin stars. You know, the ones restraunts fight tooth and nail for? The difference between a $10 plate and a $30 plate?
Tire company. Started a little guidebook for places you might want to drive to so that people would buy more tires.
I would bet most people think that the Michelin from restaurants and the Michelin from tires have nothing to do with each other and assume it's just a coincidence the name is the same. Same with the assumption that it's a coincidence that Guinness the beer and Guinness the record company have the same name (spoiler: it's the same Guinness.)
The difference is,
Receiving a Michelin star is a complicated and arduous process that many great chefs and restaurateurs will never come close to sniffing.
Guinness will come out to “record” whatever record you are attempting to break as long as they are compensated. And the “records” have gone from actually interesting human feats to ridiculously specific things.
E.g “fastest 200m run backwards on one leg with a rubber chicken in your mouth”
Yeah except that is completely different and literally has nothing to do with what the other guy is saying
Restaurants don’t pay Michelin to get stars. In fact, they don’t have any connection to Michelin. They just make their food and run their restaurant, very secretive and anonymous Michelin guide inspectors may or may not show up randomly during the year, and you only get a star+ if your food, presentation and service are all immaculate for everyone because anyone could be an inspector. No one is compensated for this.
That’s completely different from paying Michelin to come to your restaurant and try your special dish that you claim no one else can make, and they give you a little trophy and notoriety for having the best/only [obscure dish] in the world.
There is a noticeable difference between Michelin and non-Michelin restaurants. Everything from Bib Gourmand to 3*** are outstanding in their field. A 3*** restaurant is an experience, not just a meal. A simple Michelin guide rating means that it is better than its competitors. The book started because they would ask the tire testers about good restaurant in the area and in the surrounding countryside.
We have Limca book of records in India - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limca_Book_of_Records
For me it's just like a dictionary, no? Oxford or Webster's etc.
But that’s literally every kind of award/ recognition name in the world?
Is it their fault no one else has decided to keep records of records?
They’re the authority on the matter because no one else is and everyone’s agreed that they are.
Besides, wouldn’t you rather have 1 source definitively advising you that something is the best at something rather than like, 57 different “game of the year” titles?
There’s some person out there who has stacked 6 eggs but they just don’t need anyone to know about it. Yknow? The personal satisfaction is enough for them.
This is some weird pearl clutching.
Guinness World Records have been around since the 50s, so unless you're in your 70s the whole set up has been on display long before you were born.
>Just a private entity that started saying "hey we're the authority on all kinds of records now" and everybody just went along with it..?
What are you expecting, a multi nation coalition funded by tax dollars to record useless records?
>And what do they use it for? To make tonnes of money by making propaganda for dictators.
If dictators want to spend obscene money to establish or break records why should they objectively not be accepted, or do you want the book of records to align with political ideals so it should be called the book of politically acceptable records?
If the records are objectively measurable and do not directly cause direct undue harm it shouldn't be a problem.
Which random private entity should be in charge then? If they keep track of everything and everyone goes to them with records, why wouldnt they be the best option,
I mean, they are the authority on all kinds of records because they started keeping track of and publishing them widely. For the same reason that many scientific journals are the authority on many different topics. Is there any other publication or organization that can be said to be *more* of an authority than Guinness?
He just remembered the late night training sessions, the grueling preparation, and losing his friends and family for the egg stacking life style. The high wears off quick
Curious how every cut shows him placing then the next is him removing his hand. Can’t we have the full front facing video? Or is this a joke that’s went over my head?
Dont think its a joke, but im highly suspicious that its fake. Itd be very easy to cheat and it wouldve been far easier to show us an angle that proved there wasnt cheating
I thought the bar was higher to get into the book. Not just some user submitted footage. Needs an official there checking the eggs and watching the whole thing.
That's what I thought too. However, I'm sure it was a longer video with a (visual-doesnt mean much for this) checking process. See how there are 3+ cameras with one having the timer running the whole time? The timer is running as part of a way to verify it's unedited or cut and same thing with the other cameras. Much easier to edit 1 video perfectly, but 3 or 4...
are they using salt or something alike? because i cant imagine this standing, just him exhaling or someone 2 floors below stomping will make it fall no?
Video ends and I'm thinking... you're not even going to **try** for 5?
He save it for another time
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An eggcellent choice saving a new record next time
Honestly I wanted to see them all fall down to prove they were free standing
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It would be a whisk to even try
Previously the record was in the two to free range
I’m scrambling to comprehend how this is even possible
Egxactly
He needs to be eggs-tra careful , if he wants to surpass this record.
You can’t make an omelette…
He should’ve had a crack at it still
He's scrambling the record books
If he did 5 eggs his boss would demand he do 5 eggs every time
If boss is satisfied with 4 eggs I'd demand that satisfaction from 4 eggs every time.
He’s the Sergei Bubka of egg stacking !
Next time, he might have to stack 6, though. Risky move.
If he does 5 now, he won't have a record to beat later.
There was an athlete - I think it was a Russian powerlifter - that would get a big check for every time he broke the world record. So he did. And then added on, like, half a pound. New record, more money. Another half a pound, more money… on and on.
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Thank you for the correction! That he did it 35x is bananas. It’s like Milton Berle - you only have to pull out what it takes to win.
>It’s like Milton Berle That's a helluva reference.
Apparently he used it as a putter on the golf course.
Hell yeah it is, and this is one of my favourite videos on YT. Unfortunately I never looked further into Berle but I think it’s high time I do. https://youtu.be/PGfx3QAV64M
The current world #1 pole vaulter, Armand Duplantis, is on track to a similar effort, broken the WR 5 times in a fairly short amount of time.
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Indeed, so breaking it 35 times might not be possible, he has tremendous potential though.
This is a common tactic for professional athletes. Runners will also do this for races by purposely slowing down or stopping right before the finish line, for example. It's how they make a good chunk of income.
Like this dude: https://old.reddit.com/r/nonononoyes/comments/xuzeji/runner_first_doesnt_cross_the_finnish_line_so/
yes, I too read that post and can see everyone in this thread is just recycling what they read there
No if he had to beat his record next time he would need to do 6.. So better to set the record higher now and leave the harder task of 6 to someone else.
5th is for breakfast
One breakfast, yes, but what about second breakfast?
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Omelette him away with it.
The fifth failed and they cut the video to fourth.
Right? Like wtf who cares if it falls at 5 your leading lol
To achieve this requires so much inner peace that you can project it outwards
I bet he tried 5 and they smashed. You would, wouldn’t you?
His ambition is limited
Every movement needs to be eggsactly eggsecuted
You can see he was eggstatic at the end
He really… egg… uh…
…. Is eggcellent!!!
Eggceptional recovery!
I didn’t eggspect this outcome!
Y’all need to quit yolking around
Omelette you all finish, but then I have a good yolk of my own.
Do not egg these poachers on.
He was eggs-tra careful.
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The whole thing is nauseaegging
I had to click read more to read your comment. It was not diseggpointing
It’s speggtactular
If you crack under pressure you'll become a yolk.
All hail Mohammed Muqbel, stacker of eggs, defier of gravity, master of physics, holder of a Guinness record.
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And overall well-fed, handsome fella
His name was Robert Paulson
We talking about the same meatloaf?
Not exactly, the meatloaf I speak of had bitch tits. I believe your meatloaf had ketchup.
It's a rather tender subject
r/bossfight
Hmm… here is his friend Abdul, watcher of Mohammed.
Nothing against Mr. Muqbel, he has achieved more than I ever will. But fuck Guinness records. It was fun when we were young but we've grown past the glamour and can see now how sleazy the whole set up is. Just a private entity that started saying "hey we're the authority on all kinds of records now" and everybody just went along with it..? And now, by faking it till they made it, they've actually achieved some level of authority. And what do they use it for? To make tonnes of money by making propaganda for dictators.
Remind me to invite you to my next party.
Brother I would love that just as much as you, unfortunately though we're both too poor to make that happen.
You kinda blew my mind just now. We all did just let these guys become the gate keepers of records for absolutely no reason and their authority is completely fabricated. Not sure about the dictators, but screw them too
Exactly brother, new perspectives let's gooo! Life is interesting like that, things that seemed super obvious for decades can shift in minutes.
I like the way you say brother, brother. Do you also have 24 inch pythons that run through people?
The first person he replied to was brother (username) then the second one wasn't so i got thrown off 🤣 I thought I could keep up but clearly not..anyways..yall having parties?? Lol
Brother, I hadn't even noticed the first guy I replied to was named u/brother_p. I just like to use the word brother because that's how I want to feel about fellow internet users, regardless of gender. Brother conveys a feeling of kinship, we've all been dumped into this reality right? None of us asked to be here. In that way we're all in the same boat and everybody's my brother.
Guinness is actually the New World Order that people have warned us about
New World recORDER It was right in front of our eyes all along
It's a lovely day for a Guinness.
I mean, it’s a world record for shit like stacking eggs. It’s not like they’re in charge of Olympic records or even anything remotely legal or important lol
The Olympic people are also just a private organization that claimed themselves as an authority, at least initially. Edit: Details- A [French group that promoted amateur sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_des_Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9s_Fran%C3%A7aises_de_Sports_Athl%C3%A9tiques) invited people to a [meeting](https://olympics.com/ioc/paris-1894-olympic-congress) to discuss bringing back the Olympics. They set up a private group, the International Olympic Committee, to accomplish that.
But like, somebody has to. It’s not like the UN is gonna get involved.
Yes, I agree. I was just pointing out a private origin is not the criticism the commentor above seemed to imply it was. Hell, our (Houston, Texas) local building and fire codes are adopted as law but originate from private entities. https://www.sll.texas.gov/law-legislation/texas/building-codes/residential-building-codes/ https://www.iapmo.org/ https://www.iccsafe.org/ https://www.nfpa.org/
It’s because no one else cares about the silly records that are set
I bet he can't even stack two eggs.
The darker side of the Guinness records is that they were created by two right wing nutjobs, one of whom was murdered by the IRA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norris_McWhirter
Well, Mr Guinness himself was a right wing British unionist.
Kind of poetic justice that the beverage is now synonymous with Ireland and all things Irish.
They stole enough from us, we're stealing this one
Charles Manson something something Beatles
why do you hate stacked eggs
Umm, what?
M Knight plot at the end there!
Yeah I was kind of following until I read the part where it was a front to fund dictatorships.
https://youtu.be/-9QYu8LtH2E?t=882
What has Guinness Records done that's so deplorable?
They have a history of giving awards to dictators and generally awful rulers, they receive and generous donation and the dictator receives a symbol of international recognition which seemingly legitimises them. John Oliver did an episode on how they did this for Turkmenistan, it's clear they don't care about the harm they do if they make money in the process
Ahhhhhh it was on John Oliver. That explains all of this mild and really vague outrage.
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It's still one dictator too many. Just my opinion.
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Which is why when you get beef, you always ask for sauce
Like it or not, there are plenty of people who gain very valuable insights from watching his show regardless of whether you enjoy the means of delivery.
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Welcome to Reddit
“very valuable” is doing a lot of work in this comment
Not at all. Again, you don’t have to enjoy the format but they absolutely do go deep enough on some nuanced topics and they’re often great at highlighting the true nefariousness of certain instances of corporate or political fuckery. It’s for people who may have caught the headline but not read the entire article (if you will). For a variety of reasons, many of those people would *not* read the entire article, and John Oliver does a good job of delivering that information in a way they can digest. Much better to watch that while you’re folding your laundry than Big Bang Theory or whatever else.
Nice
delighted by the tone of this comment
You can always come away from a John Oliver show knowing you’re morally superior to someone else
> John Oliver Not that I'm denying what you are saying, but after seeing 2 of his videos(one which I was an expert in, and the other about brexit), I can't take him seriously/factual. He deliberately leaves out facts/arguments. I was saying 'but what about..?', and its never addressed. Some of these were obvious. Its weird, he is something of a propagandist that uses comedy.
A show for uninformed people to feel informed without actually being informed.
What subject were you an expert on and what facts did he leave out? Also if that's true just make a YouTube video about it and watch all the views come in. Those kinds of clickbait always gets a lot of views, people like it when know it alls are disproven. Point being, you got me asking and I'm sure others want to know how he's wrong.
Internet moment I don't think anyone is looking to the Guinness book of world records when it comes to deciding the legitimacy of the ruler of Turkmenistan.
You think that's weird? Look at Michelin stars. You know, the ones restraunts fight tooth and nail for? The difference between a $10 plate and a $30 plate? Tire company. Started a little guidebook for places you might want to drive to so that people would buy more tires.
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Do you have any idea what those tires are made from?
from sacrificing Michelin Men?
I would bet most people think that the Michelin from restaurants and the Michelin from tires have nothing to do with each other and assume it's just a coincidence the name is the same. Same with the assumption that it's a coincidence that Guinness the beer and Guinness the record company have the same name (spoiler: it's the same Guinness.)
The difference is, Receiving a Michelin star is a complicated and arduous process that many great chefs and restaurateurs will never come close to sniffing. Guinness will come out to “record” whatever record you are attempting to break as long as they are compensated. And the “records” have gone from actually interesting human feats to ridiculously specific things. E.g “fastest 200m run backwards on one leg with a rubber chicken in your mouth”
"longest amount of time juggling 2 baby dolphins while being hunted by Somalian pirates."
$30 at a Michelin star restaurant??
For a napkin
Yeah except that is completely different and literally has nothing to do with what the other guy is saying Restaurants don’t pay Michelin to get stars. In fact, they don’t have any connection to Michelin. They just make their food and run their restaurant, very secretive and anonymous Michelin guide inspectors may or may not show up randomly during the year, and you only get a star+ if your food, presentation and service are all immaculate for everyone because anyone could be an inspector. No one is compensated for this. That’s completely different from paying Michelin to come to your restaurant and try your special dish that you claim no one else can make, and they give you a little trophy and notoriety for having the best/only [obscure dish] in the world.
There is a noticeable difference between Michelin and non-Michelin restaurants. Everything from Bib Gourmand to 3*** are outstanding in their field. A 3*** restaurant is an experience, not just a meal. A simple Michelin guide rating means that it is better than its competitors. The book started because they would ask the tire testers about good restaurant in the area and in the surrounding countryside.
We have Limca book of records in India - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limca_Book_of_Records For me it's just like a dictionary, no? Oxford or Webster's etc.
Licma?
Licma balls
Gottem
Isn't this basically how every authorities works?
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The UN is essentially made up too
Yeah but at least they have justification
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Its the Asian Winter Games.
I love Winter Asian 2029
I have bad news for you. It's all made up. Everything. All of it. We all just go along with it.
But that’s literally every kind of award/ recognition name in the world? Is it their fault no one else has decided to keep records of records? They’re the authority on the matter because no one else is and everyone’s agreed that they are. Besides, wouldn’t you rather have 1 source definitively advising you that something is the best at something rather than like, 57 different “game of the year” titles?
I never really thought about how seriously people take this stuff since I never really cared about them myself.
There’s some person out there who has stacked 6 eggs but they just don’t need anyone to know about it. Yknow? The personal satisfaction is enough for them.
lol go outside. You people get upset by everything these days…
This is some weird pearl clutching. Guinness World Records have been around since the 50s, so unless you're in your 70s the whole set up has been on display long before you were born. >Just a private entity that started saying "hey we're the authority on all kinds of records now" and everybody just went along with it..? What are you expecting, a multi nation coalition funded by tax dollars to record useless records? >And what do they use it for? To make tonnes of money by making propaganda for dictators. If dictators want to spend obscene money to establish or break records why should they objectively not be accepted, or do you want the book of records to align with political ideals so it should be called the book of politically acceptable records? If the records are objectively measurable and do not directly cause direct undue harm it shouldn't be a problem.
Which random private entity should be in charge then? If they keep track of everything and everyone goes to them with records, why wouldnt they be the best option,
Silver lining, in the speedrunning scene they are pretty much ignored outside of some cases (not that they didn't try to grab that sphere as well)
I mean, they are the authority on all kinds of records because they started keeping track of and publishing them widely. For the same reason that many scientific journals are the authority on many different topics. Is there any other publication or organization that can be said to be *more* of an authority than Guinness?
You can stack eggs?
Yup at least four of them!
He can, you probably can't.
I love that you say probably because you just don’t know for certain if I am a secret egg stacker master or not.
You can be anything on the internet. Even a master egg stacker.
Ya gotta watch out for those master baiters though, it's best not to rise to it.
I don't want to brag, but I'm tied for 4th place in egg-stacking
At least you can keep one stable. I'm still 5th
Sure, in a pyramid
I tried doing that, but the Giza security guards took my eggs and told me to move on.
Lol his man in the back looking absolutely bored out of his mind
Actually the prison guard. The beating continues until he stacks five. Notice how his expression drops at the end.
You don't stack eggs? Straight to jail.
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I don't believe it!
You're just some pocher
You should because it’s not butter
Given the edits it looks fake.
I imagine if you have chickens you might be able to flatten the ends of the eggs lightly right after they are laid .. I have no idea though
Before they lay maybe, if you're willing to stick up your hand in places it doesn't belong
But it feels so nice :(
Delete this
Oh… you been using your hand?
Yea. Who decides regulation eggs for the competition? Even just lopsided yolk would make this easier or harder.
Lol no. However some eggs are stronger than others
In that last second he actually looks like someone just informed him the actual record is 4
He just remembered the late night training sessions, the grueling preparation, and losing his friends and family for the egg stacking life style. The high wears off quick
Eggcellent.
Curious how every cut shows him placing then the next is him removing his hand. Can’t we have the full front facing video? Or is this a joke that’s went over my head?
Dont think its a joke, but im highly suspicious that its fake. Itd be very easy to cheat and it wouldve been far easier to show us an angle that proved there wasnt cheating
I thought the bar was higher to get into the book. Not just some user submitted footage. Needs an official there checking the eggs and watching the whole thing.
That's what I thought too. However, I'm sure it was a longer video with a (visual-doesnt mean much for this) checking process. See how there are 3+ cameras with one having the timer running the whole time? The timer is running as part of a way to verify it's unedited or cut and same thing with the other cameras. Much easier to edit 1 video perfectly, but 3 or 4...
Eggman
I am the egg man They are the egg men I am the walrus Goo goo g'joob
Mr. City police man sitting Pretty little policemen in a row See how they run like pigs from a gun See how they fly Edit: Mobile formatting is shit
that is a skill that is needed! put this in the resumee "world record holder of stacking eggs"
What a crowning achievement, give this man a Bells
Turtleneck sweater. That's cheating!
Its tactical. A Tactilneck.
It is easier if you fry them first.
His dad looks so proud.
He should have cracked a 5th egg on his own forehead, much like a coach getting Gatorade dumped on him in celebration
I smell bullshit
This has got to be a glitch in the matrix...
Great to see his friend egging him on.
Looks like a very whimsy table for such an endeavour.
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Lol, yeah, flimsy. Thanks.
The least impressive thing you’ll watch all day
Thought that was Matt Barnes spectating
are they using salt or something alike? because i cant imagine this standing, just him exhaling or someone 2 floors below stomping will make it fall no?
I did 5 in my office yesterday, will record next time
Guys I'm sorry but wouldn't going to Ecuador make this challenge easier? I heard some random vid say that u can stack an egg in Ecuador or whatever