Some sports go beyond the boundaries of usual sports– in terms of rules and equipment used.
Lawn mower racing
People are racing lawn mowers? Yes, it is real. There are even several associations to sponsor the sport such as the Untied States Lawn Mower Racing Association (USLMRA).
Street Luge
Street Luge is a sport in which a person lies down on a skateboard and races down a paved hill at high speeds. Racers can go from 70 to 120 kmph on their skateboards in this sport.
Extreme ironing
Extreme ironing is an up and coming sport that started in the United Kingdom in 1997. Ironing? Sounds pretty boring, right? Wrong! This is no ordinary ironing. It is the `extreme’ in extreme ironing that makes it exciting, challenging, and dangerous. The objective is to iron in different and dangerous places such as while mountain climbing, water skiing, canoeing, or skydiving. There’s even a world championship for the sport.
Zorbing
Invented in the 1990s, Zorbing is a sort where you get inside a huge plastic inflatable ball and roll down a hill. This quickly became an official extreme sport in 1998. Zorbing can be done on a grassy or snowy hill. Do not worry, you won’t tumble around in the ball and get bruised. You are harnessed in. However, in some cases, zorbers put some water in the zorb so that as you are tumbling downhill, you get wet.
Man vs. horse marathon
This Welsh sporting event is just what it sounds like. The man vs. horse marathon is an annual event in which people on horseback race against humans on foot in a running race that’s a little over 22 miles long. Though the title the word `man’ in it, women also compete. As it is such a long distance, humans actually have a chance at winning. But it is very rare. Humans have won only twice in the last decade.
Bog snorkeling
Bog snorkeling is simply what it sound like. It is a sporting event in which people use a snorkel and flippers and swim in a narrow trench filled with bog, a swamp full of dead plant material. An official bog snorkeling course is 120 yards in length. In actual competitions, the person who finishes the fastest is the winner. Bog snorkelers must not use any swimming strokes whatsoever and should only rely on the kicking power with the flipper. What sick person came up with this idea?
Curling
Curling was originally an outdoor sport that originated in Scotland in the 16th century, but is now an indoor sport. In fact, since 1998, curling has become on Olympic sport. The basic idea of curling is that two teams of four people each throw polished granite stones down an alley of ice. Then their teammates can help the stones along by sweeping them down the alley with brooms. Scoring is done by the way the stones are strategically placed and for this reason it is often called `chess on ice.’
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