Funny Cool Forwards

Best Unusval Curious Game Played in World

1. Wife-Carrying in Finland

Men from around the world have been competing since 1992 in a small village in Finland for the ever so honorable wife-carrying champion title. Over a distance of 253.5 meters, men carry their spouse (or any other suitable female at least 17 years of age) through an obstacle course made of sand, grass and gravel. A water obstacle also makes this sport somewhat of a challenge. The winner is the couple who finishes the race in the least amount of time, receiving the woman's weight in beer as well as wife-carrying memorabilia. Awards are also given for the "most entertaining couple," the "best costume" and the "strongest" carrier.


2. Cheese Rolling in England

Sounds innocent enough, but every year in Gloucester, England cheese rollers suffer many injuries running down Cooper's Hill steep countryside, after a large round piece of rolled Double Gloucester Cheese. Thought to date back at least 200 years, the cheese rolling event becomes more popular every year with worldwide participants coming to take the challenge. Pretty basic, the cheese is rolled at the top of the hill and contestants run (and tumble) after it. The first person to cross the finish line, or catch the cheese, wins the cheese. Local paramedics await the competitors at the bottom of the hill to help aid in many sprained ankles, broken bones and concussions. 


3. Toe Wrestling in the United Kingdom

Wrestling is a known, common sport and we've seen many macho men at the arm wrestling table. We even remember thumb wrestling from grade school. But, toe wrestling? Yes, this sport is definitely "toe"tally bizarre. Toe wrestling became popular in the 1970's in the United Kingdom. Two bare-footed competitors face-off in a ring called the "toedium." The object of the sport is to force your opponent's foot off of the toedium by using the power of the big toe, and the quick skills of one's feet and ankles. The 2009 World Toe Wrestling Championship, held in Staffordshire, England, was won by Alan "Nasty" Nash and Lisa "Twinkle Toes" Shenton.


4. Bog Snorkeling in Wales

Even though it does seem kind of gross, bog snorkeling is a sporting event where competitors swim in a water-filled trench cut through a peat bog. Competitors must wear snorkels and flippers and can only complete the course by swimming with their flippers and not using traditional swimming techniques. The World Bog Snorkelling Championships take place every August Bank Holiday in a dense peat bog near Llanwrtyd Wells, in Wales.


5. Zorbing in New Zealand

Zorbing is the sport of rolling downhill in a sphere, generally made of transparent plastic, not unlike a large hamster ball. Generally undertaken on a gentle slope, it can also be done on a level surface, as well as on water, permitting more rider control. The longer runs are approximately half a mile, and were originally the brainchild of ominously named Dangerous Sports Club back in the early 1980s.


6. Competitive Eating

Competitive eating is a hugely popular ‘sport’ in which participants compete against each other to consume large quantities of food in a short time period. Contests are usually under 15 minutes in length, with the person consuming the most food being declared the winner. The sport has taken off the United States and Japan, where professional organizations run eating contests which can often see upwards of $10,000 in prize money. Many rules and tactics have evolved, of them, ‘chipmunking,' the act of stuffing food into cheeks to clear the plate during the final seconds is possibly the most controversial.


7. Man versus Horse Marathon in Wales

The Man versus Horse Marathon is an annual race over 22 miles, where runners compete against riders on horseback. Although not technically a marathon, it takes place in the Welsh town of Llanwrtyd Wells every June, and began in 1980 as a challenged issued by a landlord after overhearing two men in his pub discussing the theory of man versus beast over country ground. The 2009 competition was mired in controversy after the deduction of vet check times saw the equine triumph over a fuming winning runner.

8. Lawnmower Racing in the USA

In this sport, competitors race each other on modified but actual lawnmowers. It started off as a bit of fun but soon became taken very seriously, and now features regularly on TV as well as on X-box and Playstation consoles around the world. The sport was independently ‘invented’ in 1973 in The Cricketers Arms pub in Wisborough Green by a group of young men bemoaning the prohibitive costs of getting involved in any kind of motor sport, but a small, rural town in Indiana has held an annual lawnmower race since 1963.


9. Gurning in England

The English Dialect Dictionary defines gurn as, "To snarl as a dog; look savage; to distort the countenance." This English tradition began in the late 13th century at the Egremont Crab Fair, named after the local crab apples when King Henry III granted the fair a Royal Charter, thus the act of gurning, in essence, making ugly, puckered looking faces, was created. People with the greatest gurning abilities are usually those with no teeth that can distort their faces more effectively, in particular, their lower jaw. The annual World Gurning Championship takes place every year in Egremont, Cumbria. Peter Jackman, England's best known gurner used his popular "Bela Lugosi" face to win four championships, beginning in 1998.
 

10. Chess Boxing in France

The basic idea in chess boxing is to combine the #1 thinking sport, chess, with the #1 fighting sport, boxing. Chess boxing, inspired by French comic book artist and filmmaker Enki Bilal, requires a great deal of mental and physical skill. It consists of 11 rounds; six rounds of chess and five rounds of boxing. The sport is governed by the World Chess Organisation (WCBO), whose motto is "fighting is done in the ring and wars are waged on the board." The first world championship, won by Lepe Rubingh, was held in Amsterdam in 2003.