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Loving this story and the UK's passion for creating the most random competition. You might ask yourself "What if there was a competition about X ?" and then fi

Loving this story and the UK's passion for creating the most random competition. You might ask yourself "What if there was a competition about X ?" and then find out that the UK has been doing it for +20 years!

toss1 3y ago
Excellent! There are a few good ones in the US and around the world. Ones that come to mind first are, from the US, the Great Fruitcake Toss [0] (currently in season), and of course Punkin Chunkin [1] which involves fun technology and seems to have a current record of 2900'/883.9m. From Thailand, water buffalo racing [2], and camel racing from the middle east, which is starting to ban child jockeys and replace them with robotic jockeys developed in the UAE and Switzerland. Seems Humans WILL find a way to have fun at every opportunity. (Goes with the saying I heard from a friend: "If there's two sailboats on the water going in roughly the same direction within a kilometer of each other, at least one of them thinks they're racing.") [0] https://manitousprings.org/events/fruitcake-toss/ https://manitousprings.org/events/fruitcake-toss/ [1] https://www.punkinchunkin.com/the-competition/rules/ https://www.punkinchunkin.com/the-competition/rules/ [2] https://www.worldnomads.com/stories/discovery/water-buffalo-racing-in-chonburi-thailand https://www.worldnomads.com/stories/discovery/water-buffalo-... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_racing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_racing
- nxobject 3y ago
  Speaking of Thailand, I’m a real fan of the Rocket Festival competitions. [1] Competitions satisfy our chimpanzee brains, and so do pyrotechnics! [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Festival https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Festival
- ligerzer0 3y ago
  Bullock cart drag racing was an absolute thrill to watch as a kid in rural Punjab. The speed those guys generate is mind-blowing
ycombinete 3y ago
I met a consultant in Oman once who, talking about the sports he watches, said “I’m British! I’ll watch anything someone can lose.”
- bombcar 3y ago
  Anything that can be wagered on is of interest to the British.
codebrrr 3y ago
Let's invent a new one: throw a CPU towards a motherboard. It must land in the socket in the proper orientation. Furthest distance wins.
- nilamo 3y ago
  That's 25% of Taskmaster haha
oh_sigh 3y ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolling_and_Wake https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolli... Example: Chasing a cheese wheel down a hill

toss1 3y ago

Excellent! There are a few good ones in the US and around the world. Ones that come to mind first are, from the US, the Great Fruitcake Toss [0] (currently in season), and of course Punkin Chunkin [1] which involves fun technology and seems to have a current record of 2900'/883.9m. From Thailand, water buffalo racing [2], and camel racing from the middle east, which is starting to ban child jockeys and replace them with robotic jockeys developed in the UAE and Switzerland. Seems Humans WILL find a way to have fun at every opportunity. (Goes with the saying I heard from a friend: "If there's two sailboats on the water going in roughly the same direction within a kilometer of each other, at least one of them thinks they're racing.") [0] https://manitousprings.org/events/fruitcake-toss/ https://manitousprings.org/events/fruitcake-toss/ [1] https://www.punkinchunkin.com/the-competition/rules/ https://www.punkinchunkin.com/the-competition/rules/ [2] https://www.worldnomads.com/stories/discovery/water-buffalo-racing-in-chonburi-thailand https://www.worldnomads.com/stories/discovery/water-buffalo-... [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_racing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_racing

nxobject 3y ago
Speaking of Thailand, I’m a real fan of the Rocket Festival competitions. [1] Competitions satisfy our chimpanzee brains, and so do pyrotechnics! [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Festival https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Festival
ligerzer0 3y ago
Bullock cart drag racing was an absolute thrill to watch as a kid in rural Punjab. The speed those guys generate is mind-blowing

ycombinete 3y ago

I met a consultant in Oman once who, talking about the sports he watches, said “I’m British! I’ll watch anything someone can lose.”

bombcar 3y ago
Anything that can be wagered on is of interest to the British.

codebrrr 3y ago

Let's invent a new one: throw a CPU towards a motherboard. It must land in the socket in the proper orientation. Furthest distance wins.

nilamo 3y ago
That's 25% of Taskmaster haha

oh_sigh 3y ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolling_and_Wake https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper%27s_Hill_Cheese-Rolli... Example: Chasing a cheese wheel down a hill