House of Cards

Website of the Day: Monday August 1st 2005

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Here’s one of those hobby sites which walks a fine line between “Blimey, that’s clever” and “Whoa, that bloke’s got waaaaay too much time on his hands”. Brian Berg holds the Guinness World Record for the largest ever house of cards, having embarked on this particular hobby at the age of 8. His record-breaking tower is over 25 feet tall, and he also holds a record for creating a playing-card version of Cinderella’s castle at Walt Disney World. Berg says his unrivalled technique is down to creating a grid structure like a waffle or ice-cube tray.