We're Living in the Golden Age of Competitive M&M Stacking

May 6, 2022 7:07 AM

On April 7, 29-year-old Ibrahim Sadeq took the title for Tallest Stack of M&M's by stacking seven of the small circular candies in Nasiriyha, Iraq.
posted by Etrigan (26 comments total)

Incredible. Truly a field where with enough gumption and effort, an underdog of any nation could rise to the top.
posted by latkes at 7:29 AM on May 6, 2022 [4 favorites]

I'm not sure how I'd benefit from beating this record, but the temptation to cheat just to do so requires resisting. (I'm not going to pay them to confirm the largest stack of C. Howard's Violet.) Fun!
posted by eotvos at 7:30 AM on May 6, 2022

I'm not sure how I'd benefit from beating this record, but the temptation to cheat just to do so requires resisting.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 7:40 AM on May 6, 2022 [6 favorites]

That link just took me to random stuff on Yahoo! (note: exclamation point is part of the site name, not indicative of surprise). Here is a link to what was probably the story Yahoo! (sic) published.

Interesting what people will pick to be competitive about—and what they can learn to do. I doubt I could stack two M&Ms, since I would prefer to eat them.
posted by Gilgamesh's Chauffeur at 8:12 AM on May 6, 2022 [4 favorites]

Sadeq's quote at the end of the article is amazing: "I could possibly balance anything, but it gets really tough with light objects or liquids."

Now I want to see him stack liquids.
posted by zsazsa at 8:21 AM on May 6, 2022 [11 favorites]

Mars needs to get on this shit and produce a line of Competition-Grade M&Ms. $19.95/bag. Except they're just the same candies inside.
posted by JoeZydeco at 8:28 AM on May 6, 2022 [11 favorites]

I can stack 7 Necco wafers. Wait, where’s everyone going?
posted by freecellwizard at 8:34 AM on May 6, 2022 [7 favorites]

WORST WORDLE EVAR
posted by chavenet at 8:43 AM on May 6, 2022

I stacked eight, once, but Guinness slammed their official ruler on the table and I lost the chance to take pics. Damn you, Guinness.
posted by They sucked his brains out! at 8:57 AM on May 6, 2022 [4 favorites]

I would never have imagined that the world record in a competitive stacking event has only recently required more than one hand's worth of fingers to convey.
posted by DirtyOldTown at 9:03 AM on May 6, 2022 [2 favorites]

Those look like super large m and m's...
posted by Czjewel at 9:10 AM on May 6, 2022

He's also an accomplished stacker in general: Sadeq is co-holder of the world record for Most Balanced Eggs on the Back of the Hand. (It's 18 eggs.)

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posted by Not A Thing at 9:24 AM on May 6, 2022 [3 favorites]

I wonder if the record for Reese's Pieces is different.
posted by Gorgik at 9:25 AM on May 6, 2022 [2 favorites]

Are you allowed to sort through bags to find ones that are more flat?
posted by rockindata at 10:15 AM on May 6, 2022 [1 favorite]

It's good to have skills.
posted by Beholder at 10:30 AM on May 6, 2022 [1 favorite]

From Google: Your search - "tallest stack of chocolate buttons" - did not match any documents. This may be my weekend ...
posted by paduasoy at 10:38 AM on May 6, 2022 [2 favorites]

Those look like super large m and m's...

I'm pretty sure they're Nestle Smarties in the article's top photo which is pretty funny. Or do M&Ms look different in other regions?
posted by Evstar at 11:20 AM on May 6, 2022 [2 favorites]

Now I want to see him stack liquids.

Does pitch count?
posted by pwnguin at 11:42 AM on May 6, 2022

I can't even stack two before the urge to eat them overtakes my patience at stacking. I can stack a bag full in my stomach.
posted by JohnnyGunn at 1:39 PM on May 6, 2022 [3 favorites]

Now do peanut m&m's
posted by Mchelly at 1:43 PM on May 6, 2022 [4 favorites]

accomplished stacker

That's a good one for the resume. Many of us can call ourselves stackers, but what have we done with the skill? Not accomplished anything like this. Accomplishment pretenders in the M&M realm perhaps, but I bet Yahoo! isn't knocking on any of our doors. Huzzah Mr. Sadeq

Interesting what people will pick to be competitive about

I'm not sure this can be called competition!
posted by rhizome at 4:08 PM on May 6, 2022 [1 favorite]

Yes, I'm appalled that they are pretending those are M&Ms when they're clearly Smarties! (not the US kind of Smarties). M&Ms have "M" on them? And don't come in pink? Golly, to think someone called this finance journalism...
posted by ldthomps at 7:35 PM on May 6, 2022 [3 favorites]

THEY USED A PHOTO OF SMARTIES AND IM WEIRDLY ENRAGED ABOUT IT
posted by nouvelle-personne at 7:52 PM on May 6, 2022 [2 favorites]

Yeah, I'll be impressed when they do peanut M&Ms.

*scoffs*
posted by BlueHorse at 11:00 AM on May 7, 2022 [1 favorite]

Yes, I'm appalled that they are pretending those are M&Ms when they're clearly Smarties!

This brings to mind the legend of the Cursed Candy Bowl: regular M&Ms/Smarties, Reese's Pieces, and Skittles.
posted by rhizome at 11:03 AM on May 7, 2022 [2 favorites]

I would be quite disappointed if they pass up the clear justification to put "full stack engineer" somewhere on their resumes.
posted by notoriety public at 3:14 PM on May 7, 2022 [5 favorites]