The massive installation was created by German artist<\/a> Benjamin Klapper, who spent more than a month assembling the sculpture in a bid to break a Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n Video of the collapse, which shows the structure tumbling like a house of cards, quickly spread like wildfire online.<\/p>\n TWO RIDERS TRAPPED MORE THAN 100 FEET IN AIR AFTER TEXAS ROLLER COASTER MALFUNCTIONS<\/a><\/p>\n A young girl toppled a structure of beer coasters meant to break a world record. (Jam Press)<\/p>\n “In total, I spent about 120 hours constructing the sculpture,” Klapper, 49, told Jam Press, describing the painstaking process behind the installation, which he titled Inside.<\/p>\n Klapper said the structure was erected inside the Rhein-Center shopping mall and was originally intended to challenge the record for the largest drink coaster construction<\/a> ever built.<\/p>\n Video shows the girl carefully pulling a coaster from the tower before the entire structure cascades downward in seconds, prompting audible reactions from spectators.<\/p>\n TRAVELERS STRANDED IN MIDAIR AS SKY-DINING PLATFORM FREEZES IN MAJOR MISHAP: SEE THE VIDEO<\/a><\/p>\n A young girl toppled a tower made of beer coasters, intended to break a Guinness World Record. (Jam Press\/Benjamin Klapper)<\/p>\n However, the collapse was not as it initially appeared.<\/p>\n Klapper told Jam Press that the tower had partially collapsed under its own weight shortly before completion, preventing him from officially qualifying for the record. As a result, he then invited visitors to interact with the remaining structure.<\/p>\n “Each person took a turn removing a beer mat from the structure until it fell,” Klapper said. “The winner was the daughter of one of my helpers.”<\/p>\n “She brought \u2018Inside\u2019 down on her first attempt by pulling out one that was lying horizontally,” he added.<\/p>\n The artist said the viral clip<\/a> sparked a wide range of reactions online, with some viewers questioning the authenticity of the footage and others lamenting the destruction of the elaborate build.<\/p>\n A young girl toppled a tower made of beer coasters, intended to break a Guinness World Record. (Jam Press\/Benjamin Klapper)<\/p>\n “The footage of this roller-coaster drop amassed millions of views,” Klapper told Jam Press, noting responses that ranged from “That\u2019s AI!” to “What a shame it didn\u2019t work out.”<\/p>\n Despite the dramatic collapse, Klapper said the structural failure meant the installation never officially qualified for the Guinness World Record.<\/p>\n The current record<\/a> is held by Sven Goebel, also from Germany, who constructed a 9-foot-6-inch tower made from 70,000 beer coasters in 2004.<\/p>\n Klapper, who runs the media company MuVi 3D GmbH<\/a>, said the project still marked a personal milestone. He began building beer coaster structures as a child and has continued creating large-scale installations for decades.<\/p>\n “Gradually, the constructions became larger and larger,” he said. “I completed my first large project 33 years ago.”<\/p>\n![\"Split](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/girl-pulls-down-beer-coaster-tower.gif\")
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