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23rd Aug 2019

Meet the Lionel Messi of beer mat flipping

Wayne Farry

There are lots of peculiar world records

While there are normal world records, such as 100 metre sprint or the high jump, there are many more which are much weirder. In truth, most world records are things that you wouldn’t even consider trying, such as beer mat flipping

We went to meet beer mat flipping world record holder, Dean Gould, in his home town of Felixtowe. Dean has held several world records for flipping beer mats and other flicking-and-catching pub-based tricks, and he gave us the tips for success.