Why were we all stacking cups in PE class? Was it a scam? An MLM?

Speed Stacks took the world by storm in the early 2000s. In today's deep dive, we look into how it all began and where it went.
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Sources for this video:
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Kian Lynch's Video on the Speed Stacks Monopoly:    • Video  

Highly Recommend this doc on the world of sport stacking:
   • Stacker - Full Film (2013)  

Coach Ty's channel is filmed with Sport Stacking archive gems. He also has this great video on the history of cup stacking:
   • Cup Stacking: The True Story  
   • Cupstack on the Tonight Show with Joh...  
   • Cupstack on TV - Amazing games  
   • Karango Enterprises Cupstacking Promo...  
   • Cupstack Tutorial VHS - Wayne Godinet.  


Videos Used:
   • WSSA Sport Stacking World Championshi...  
   • Little Big Shots: PJ the Sport Stacke...  
   • Instructor Training  
   • Speedstacks Commercial/Intro  
   • Larry Goers, CEO - Interview  
   • 6.46!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW RECORD. OMG...  
   • 7.00!!! OMG!!! NEW PB! OMG!! OMG!!! S...  
   • UNBOXING VIDEO!! New Retail Speed Sta...  
   • WORLD SPORT STACKING CHAMPIONSHIPS 20...  
   • Big Speedstacks Unboxing - Black Flam...  
   • Dolly Parton Wrote a Song Just For Jo...  
   • Judy Garland Performs "It's All For Y...  
   • New Speed-Solving Record Set for Rubi...  
   • Matt Adame - 7.580 Cycle  




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00:00 Intro
0:45 A look at my past with the stacks
2:45 Training Session 1 - The Return
4:45 The Origin
7:24 Training Session 2
7:47 The Early 2000s
8:57 The Speed Stacks Monopoly
9:56 The Rise of Speed Stacks (cont.)
10:39 In Defense of Sport Stacking
15:11 Stackers on the Internet
17:00 The Peak of Sport Stacking
17:46 Training Session 3
18:32 The Fall of Stacking
22:16 Training Session 4
23:14 Conclusion


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