A True Chain Reaction: Linking People with Gum Wrappers!

Clocking in at over a hundred thousand feet, this staggeringly long chain was created by one man over almost 6 decades, with a bit of heartwarming help along the way. Here’s the story of Gary Duschl, a very unique Guinness Book of World Record holder who will inspire us all!

Over the past five and a half decades, Gary Duschl has sat down for two hours every day to fold and add gum wrappers to a chain so long it would take the average person seven hours and thirty minutes to walk its length! But why on earth would he do this? And how on earth did he do this? The answer will remind you how, bit by bit, our work adds up to something that may become much bigger than ourselves.

By Sam Burns