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I guess the modern day equivalent (technology that’s relatively new, unsafe and unregulated) would be electric scooter polo? I found no sign of a sport like thi

I guess the modern day equivalent (technology that’s relatively new, unsafe and unregulated) would be electric scooter polo? I found no sign of a sport like this though. I think kick scooter polo exists. And bike polo[1] is well known. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcourt_Bike_Polo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcourt_Bike_Polo

consumer451 5mo ago
My first thought was that Segways would be ideal for the nerdiest fun modern-ish recreation of polo. It turns out that it was a thing. > The Segway polo world championship is the Woz Challenge Cup. It is named after Steve "Woz" Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Inc., and a player of Segway polo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway_polo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway_polo
lstodd 5mo ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball
dgellow 5mo ago
There is also unicycle hockey! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycle_hockey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycle_hockey Makes me want to dust off mine
swiftcoder 5mo ago
WhirlyBall[1], which is kind of like pelota + basketball in bumper cars, seems like a pretty good bet. There are only a handful of courts left, but I've done a few offsites at the Seattle one, and it's good fun. The bumper cars are truly weird - they draw power from the conductive floor of the court, and have a one-handed control system that makes you trigger forward/reverse by turning the steering wheel a full rotation... [1]: https://www.whirlyball.com https://www.whirlyball.com
sandworm101 5mo ago
Nope. The modern version uses motorcycles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball >>Motoball is played in a 5v5 format. There are four players on motorcycles, and one on their feet as the goalkeeper.
vhcr 5mo ago
There's also e-wheel polo
tigerlily 5mo ago
I for one wish for mobile crane joust.

consumer451 5mo ago

My first thought was that Segways would be ideal for the nerdiest fun modern-ish recreation of polo. It turns out that it was a thing. > The Segway polo world championship is the Woz Challenge Cup. It is named after Steve "Woz" Wozniak, cofounder of Apple Inc., and a player of Segway polo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway_polo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segway_polo

lstodd 5mo ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball

dgellow 5mo ago

There is also unicycle hockey! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycle_hockey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicycle_hockey Makes me want to dust off mine

swiftcoder 5mo ago

WhirlyBall[1], which is kind of like pelota + basketball in bumper cars, seems like a pretty good bet. There are only a handful of courts left, but I've done a few offsites at the Seattle one, and it's good fun. The bumper cars are truly weird - they draw power from the conductive floor of the court, and have a one-handed control system that makes you trigger forward/reverse by turning the steering wheel a full rotation... [1]: https://www.whirlyball.com https://www.whirlyball.com

sandworm101 5mo ago

Nope. The modern version uses motorcycles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoball >>Motoball is played in a 5v5 format. There are four players on motorcycles, and one on their feet as the goalkeeper.

vhcr 5mo ago

There's also e-wheel polo

tigerlily 5mo ago

I for one wish for mobile crane joust.