Stuck at Prom
Have you ever considered making your prom dress or suit out of duct tape? No? How about for $3,000? Duck brand Duct Tape have been organizing the “Stuck at Prom” competition for 10 straight years, challenging students to create original prom costumes using as much duct tape as possible. Competitors’ costumes are judged according to […]
The Cardboard Tube Fighting League
Well, if there’s such a thing as the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, you’d better believe we also have a Cardboard Tube Fighting League. It’s actually an international organization promoting events where people face each other in fair combat, wielding deadly…carton tubes. To be honest, it focuses more on fun and costume creativity than on violence. […]
Sauna World Championship 2009
Yes, believe it or not, there is such a competition as Sauna World Championship. Held in Heinola, Finland, the Sauna World Championship brings together around 200 competitors from all around the world. These hot heads can withstand sauna temperatures of 100 degrees Celsius. Inaugurated in 1999, this crazy competition has both a men’s and women’s […]
Chinese Squeeze into A Car for Fun and Money
The Chinese know how to have fun and make money at the same time. During a contest that took place in Nanning, competing teams had to squeeze as many members as they could into a car. They had 3 minutes to get into the car and had to last 10 seconds with all the car […]
15-Year-Old National Texting Champ
‘Surprisingly’ the US Texting Champ is a 15-year-old girl. Kate Moore, a young girl from Des Moines, Iowa, took home the title of 2009 US Texting Champion and a prize of $50,000. But she had to work hard for every cent. LG, the contest organizer, made this year’s competition a very difficult one. Contestants had […]
Aaron Fotheringham – Extreme Wheelchair Athlete
Impossible is nothing! I love that motto and it fits Aaron Fotheringham perfectly. He’s a 17-year old Extreme wheelchair athlete, competing against BMX riders in skate-park competitions. Fotheringham suffers from Spida Bifida and has been spending his life in a wheelchair since the age of 8. As a young kid he used to watch his […]