A German beer waiter has set a new record for the most amount of beer steins carried at once, and it’s something else.
Watching this German waiter break the world record for carrying beer steins is so stressful you’ll need a drink
This is too tense.
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Oliver Struempfel spent months in the gym training to attempt carrying 29 beer steins at once in an event in Bavaria during the lead-up to Oktoberfest. The rules were simple: He needed to carry the steins 40 meters, and they had to arrive at their destination with less than 10 percent of the beer spilled on their journey.
It was a herculean task that required over 200 hours of training, Struempfel told Reuters.
“I first did 27, because I wanted to be sure and then at the end I said, ‘Let’s add another one and get over 30’,” Struempfel said. “Unfortunately it didn’t quite work, but having managed to put 29 down ... I think it’s amazing.”
It’s not simply a case of carrying all those steins, it’s the weight. Each full tankard weighed 5.2 pounds, meaning the man carried 152 pounds on his 40 meter journey.
There’s one precise moment you can tell Struempfel doesn’t believe he can do it.
But in the end it all worked out. What a hero. What a champion.
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