Setting a world record for stacking plastic bottle caps with chopsticks wasn't just an exercise in manual dexterity for Daniel Joseph Ireneo - it was a life lesson in perseverance.
"I just kept practicing," the Grade 9 student at St. Joseph's Catholic High School told CBC News. "My determination really helped."
Ireneo stacked 12 caps in 30 seconds on Aug. 13, earning him a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records in the under-16 category.
Ireneo said it took hours and weeks of relentless practice to first build a strong foundation. Once he mastered that skill, the next herculean task was to improve the speed.
"I never knew that I would be a Guinness World Record," he said. "Keep on going, have determination because you never know where it might take you."
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