Re:If you ever stacked cups in gym class, blame my dad
by parsimo2010 on Friday February 14, 2025 @06:38PM
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This is a pretty entertaining story about a “sport” I was only vaguely aware of, because my school did not do sport stacking (or maybe I’m too old). But I have seen a few videos of it online, and it’s pretty neat to find out it was popularized by an enthusiastic clown/school teacher who made some risky business decisions. I’m glad it worked out and they didn’t go bankrupt with thousands of cups in their basement.
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Re:If you ever stacked cups in gym class, blame my dad
by sporkydistance on Friday February 14, 2025 @09:09PM
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I would make fun of this as a PE event, but when I graduated high-school (US) we were still wearing parachute pants and break dancing to the Fat Boys. So I'll refrain from throwing stones. Each generation has their own precious cringe.
Re:If you ever stacked cups in gym class, blame my dad
by hansvm on Saturday February 15, 2025 @09:51AM
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To be fair, they had demand and were lacking supply at the point that they made their first large purchase. It was a bit risky, but probably not near as bad as an ordinary startup's chance of failure.