Chris Linn is an American

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, comedian, and entertainer. In October 2005, Linn broke the

Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world ...

for the "most one fingered playing card scales in one minute". To break the record, Linn had to hold a deck of playing cards in one hand and use his thumb to propel ("scale") the cards from the deck a minimum distance of 12 feet. Linn was able to successfully scale 114 playing cards in one minute, beating the previous record of 104 playing cards set by magician

Jeff McBride Jeff McBride (born September 11, 1959), also known as "Magnus", is an American magician and magic instructor. He is known for his sleight of hand skills and specializes in the manipulation of playing cards, coins, and other small objects. His s ...

. The record breaking feat took place at

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Amusement Park in

Sandusky, Ohio Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( wes ...

. Chris Linn received another

in June 2007. This time it was for "mak nga balloon dog with both hands behind the back in just 0.94 seconds". In 2009, Chris released "Shenanigans with Chris Linn", a DVD that features live performance footage and magic trick tutorials.

Awards

(2010) "Entertainer of the Year - Solo Act" - Spotlight Awards Las Vegas

Personal life

Chris graduated from

Oakland University Oakland University is a public research university in Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan. Founded in 1957 through a donation of Matilda Dodge Wilson, it was initially known as Michigan State University-Oakland, operating under the Mi ...

in Rochester, Michigan with a degree in Marketing.

References

External links

Official website"Chris Linn Show" Facebook PageOfficial Twitter Account
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