Hands were a blur as students from St. Mary鈥檚 feverishly stacked cups in hopes of breaking a world record.
And help break it they did.
The Guinness World Record for highest number of speedstackers speedstacking at the same time, as of press time, stands at 574,699, which breaks last year鈥檚 record of 555,932.
鈥淭he students were quite excited they could be a part of something so fun and new,鈥� said Agnes Plourde-Doran, a Grade 7 teacher at St. Mary鈥檚, who ran the event on Nov. 13 at St. Mary鈥檚 gymnasium.
鈥淚 was impressed with the stacking skills of the grade 6,7, and 8 students, some were already stacking at a competitive level,鈥� she said.
St. Mary鈥檚 was one of 2,927 schools, in 35 countries around the world to participate in the event.
Throughout the 25-minute period in which the world record was to be broken, a number of challenges were completed:
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- Challenge 1: Stack a 2-layered pyramid and take it down.
- Challenge 2: Stack a 3-layered pyramid and take it down.
- Challenge 3: Stack a 4-layered pyramid and take it down.
- Challenge 4: Stack a 2-layered pyramid, a 3 layered pyramid and a 2 layered pyramid and take it down.
- Bonus Round: Choose top three stackers, and complete a five-layered pyramid.
The number of verified stackers across the world will likely grow for the next few days. Visit听听to view the most recent number of verified speed stackers.
Here are some highlights of the event.
