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Across the world there are lots of sports. Some people might think baseball or football or tennis are weird and unusual sports, but I think the ones I’ve shared below have to probably be some of the weirdest sports that anyone could find a little humor in.
Zorb Ball
According to the official website of the Zorb Ball, “Zorb is the sport of rolling down a hill inside a giant inflatable ball and where New Zealand once again leads the world in stupid things to do while you’re on a vacation.” I didn’t know that New Zealand was the leader in stupid things to do while on vacation, but this weird unusual sport looks like it might be fun.
Unicycle Hockey
Hockey and Unicycling together at last! And to think I thought ice hockey was challenging enough…
Wife Carrying
I couldn’t even believe this was a sport, but sure enough, there is a Wikipedia article about it. This sport involves men running through an obstacle course while carrying the wife as pictured above. The rules are as follows: All Participants Must Have Fun, Wife must weigh at least 49 kg (so it’s a good thing if the wife has a fat belly), 15 second penalty for dropping the wife, wife must wear helmet. No, this doesn’t sound weird or unusual at all…
The World Pooh Sticks Championship
This weird unusual sport, named Pooh-Sticks from the popular stories Winnie the Pooh involves standing on a bridge, dropping your stick in the water, and racing to see who’s stick goes the fastest to produce a winner. Could be a fun way to spend a lazy afternoon this March… That’s if you can handle all of the excitement.
Shin Kicking
The object of this sport is to kick the other person’s shins until they’re so weak they fall down (or you can throw them down). Their motto: If it ain’t broke, you’re not kicking hard enough. According to the official Shin Kicking website, they’re petitioning to get this one in the Olympics.
Cat Fish Grabbers
According to Catfishgrabbers.com, this sport is the “art of fishing with your hands”. To get started, all you need is a swimsuit and the ability to wrestle in the water trying to get the catfish if possible. Have you hugged a catfish today?
Worm Charming
As the name suggests, worm charming involves trying to coax worms out of the ground. Whoever gets the most worms wins! Clearly this sport is all about strategy.
Tent Pitching
Think you can pitch a tent faster than anybody else? I didn’t believe this one was real either until checking it out on the BBC website. The World Tent Pitching competition is all about seeing who can set up a tent the fastest.
Extreme Ironing
Get out your iron and ironing board and try out this extreme sport: players go to a remote location and iron clothes! As the Wikipedia article states: Extreme ironing is “the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.” Sounds exhilarating, doesn’t it?
Know of any other weird and unusual sports? Have you played (or would you play) any of the strange sports I have listed here? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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I see the point to some of these like the wife carrying would be great training for if your house caught on fire. But the shin kicking I’m pretty sure has no purpose.
Hilarious post! Thanks,
OK, I would definitely try Zorb Ball. It looks like a lot of fun although I do not know if I would consider it a sport. No offense for you Zorb Baller’s out there.
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Sounds fun! I’ve never heard that kind of game before. Cat Fish Grabber is a lot of fun I think.
That Zorb Ball looks way fun! But there are tons of crazy sports out there. When I went to the Copper Canyon in Mexico, kids would take a stick and ball and run up 60 degree hills for miles and miles just to score 1 “goal”. It was amazing to watch because I don’t know very many people that could do that on flat ground, let alone up a steep mountain.
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I would love to play this sport! It looks so cool! This should be a school sport!
I have never heard about this kinds of sport before, some of them are very funny, especially I liked Worm Charming, I cant imagine people sitting on the ground and trying to coax worms.
i think most of it are being used as entertainment in the first place and not as sport.
i’d really like to try the Zorb ball
Ha ha, I have never ever heard of half of these and particularity like shin kicking!
I have however seen worm charming on tv, many times.
I also saw some extreme ironer jump of a cliff with a parachute and an ironing board!
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I would prefer a wetsuit over a swimsuit if i was going to be a catfish grabber, who knows where those things might swim up.
I have always wanted a go in one of those Zorb ball - looks really fun. Not as keen to try shin kicking though (maybe after a few drinks).
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Ha! Extreme Ironing. That’s hilarious.
The wife carrying gives the winner the weight of his wife in beer. So atleast they win more than a trophy. I guess the man tells the wife she can use the money he would spend on the beer instead. I know it would be hard to get your wife to be carried through mud, water and much more so she must get something out of it.
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Zorb ball looks fun and tent pitching sounds stupid. But who know I might be good at it. Since every morning I am pitch a tent.
Sweet sports. I just wanted to mention that catfish grabbing is typically known as “noodling”
I would love to watch a shin kicking event. I probably would not stop laughing for days.
These guys are really best of stupid.
I wish we had places here in the states that did the Zorb Ball. I have always wanted to try it and i looks like so much fun
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I think shin kicking has to be the stupidest sport of all time. Zorb ball i would hate to get into that after someone had lost thier lunch in it.
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wow.great sports events i have ever heard and seen on this blog.really amazing and new stuff.
Maybe i should join some type of Shin-Kicking league because we use to play that all the time back in high school. It’s good to see the there are other people ou there crazy enough to kick each other shins.
Lol…I would have never guessed at most of those. Zorb ball looks like the only decent one, and maybe kinda fun…come on, you’re in a giant inflatable ball rolling down a hill…what’s not to like…except maybe the nauseating feeling that comes after.
tent pitching, extreme ironing? you gotta be kidding me!
I’ve played Pooh Sticks with my 4 year old daughter. Didn’t ever imagine it was an organised sport though!
That wife-carrying one sounds like fun, although I reckon I’d have a hard time convincing mine that it was a good idea…
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I love the zorb ball thing.
Have you heard of underwater football? it sounds pretty cool
Pooh sticks is cool too!
Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome (winning or losing), but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports (a common name for some card games and board games with little to no element of chance) and motor sports where mental acuity or equipment quality are major factors. Sport is commonly defined as an organized, competitive and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play. Some view sports as differing from games based on the fact that there are usually higher levels of organization and profit (not always monetary) involved in sports. Accurate records are kept and updated for most sports at the highest levels, while failures and accomplishments are widely announced in sport news.
they are cool lol =]
lol they all look really fun
id probably not do wife carrying considering im a girl
zorb ball looks amazing
Here’s an usual sport I like: kabaddi. It is from ancient India. Players have to raid oppositions half, th ewhole time while holding their breath. To prove it he continually chants a word (in the Indian form of the game they chant “kabaddi”, hence the name).
Shin kicking would be so much fun. But it would hurt. I love their motto! I would love to join Shin kicking!!
Wow, some of these things are so awesome, such as Zorb ball. Although shin kicking doesn’t really look like any fun. Great list, very amusing.
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are these for real? anyway, the zorb ball and the unicycle hockey caught my attention. I think it’s very interesting and very fun, I am not gonna take it as sports but just an outdoor games. I think I will try one of those in one of our outdoor activities. thanks for posting this, I now have an idea of having a fun summer…
That shin-kicking thing goes to show that there is something mentally wrong with some humans. The unicycle hockey on the other hand looks like fun. I just need to learn to ride a unicycle and I’ll be ready to go.
Wife Carrying? Is that a sports??? that’s totally crazy… hahaha… I just wished we have that kind of sports in olympics. By the way, these are good ideas for an outdoor game activities. Nice post!
I think these are some community sport or activities. In our place, we also have some native sports like Buffalo racing, climbing a bamboo pole that’s field with grease and catching a piglet in a mud pool. And for some, it may be weird.
i love this place. i would do ALL the sports. FUN. contact me if you want to know more
I LOVE THIS. Why are people so scared. ITS FUN.
I love all sports. I also love men… especially cheeky ones.
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