Extreme Sports

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Extreme sports

If you think curling is weird, be prepared...

Though none of these sports is featured in the Olympics like Canada's favorite broom-sport, most of them do stage international competitions that are taken very seriously by their competitors. 

True or false.

All you have to do is to decide whether the sport is real or fake.

Extreme Ironing

The latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt." Ironing boards are taken to virtually anywhere you can think of: caves, forests, waterfalls, out on kayaks, and into New York City, and the competitors...iron.

True or false

1. True
2. False

Cat-Curling

We use the same rules as Curling, but instead of using the well-known stone/rock. We use a fluffy cat. The tamer the cat, the better it glides. 

True or false

1. True
2. False

Octopush

Just a game of icehockey, but underneath the surface. Same rules, except you are not allowed to pull down your opponents' swimwear. 

True or false

1. True
2. False

Zorbing

To "zorb" is to strap oneself into an over-sized hamster exercise ball and roll down a hill. The zorb is actually constructed with two plastic inflatable balls, one inside the other, in order to cushion impact. Zorbs typically hold between one and three people. Some people put water inside the ball so as they roll down the hill they are splashed relentlessly. 

True or false

1. True
2. False

Rooster Throwing

A rooster is tied to a post and people take turns throwing sticks at it until the rooster dies.

True or false

1. True
2. False

Golf ball deep-sea diving

You work in teams of two. One hitter and one diver. The hitter hits the ball as far as possible into the ocean and the diver has to find it a.s.a.p. 

You get points for distance and for how long it takes to retrieve it out of the ocean.

True or false

1. True
2. False

SlamBall

This sport is just like regular basketball, but it is played with trampolines in the end zone!

True or false

1. True
2. False

Toe-wrestling

In the very disturbing game of toe wrestling, two people lock feet and battle with their toes, attempting to pin each other's foot down.

True or false

1. True
2. False

Quidditch

The popular sport from the Harry Potter books is played on broomsticks and several feet up in the air.

However, there is also a real-life variant of this sport and competitions are held regularly.

A list of "extreme" sports

• Extreme Ironing
• Octopush
• Zorbing
• SlamBall
• Toe Wrestling
• Real life Quidditch