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Surfing as an Olympic sport
Indoor wave machines make it possible. And Rob Dougherty of The Inertia outlines some more reasons:
In addition to the improving wave pool technology, surfing has lots of other attributes that almost ensures its success at the Summer Games. First, it’s a sport pursued by people all over the world. The Volcom Pipe Pro in January, for example, featured surfers from seventeen different countries. Surfing already has a structured judging system in place that looks for and rewards tactical surfing like carves, barrel rides and airs. While the judging is far from perfect, the same can be said for any sport with subjective scoring. Third, surfing is more popular than ever, and has ties to lots of adjacent sports like body boarding, body surfing and even SUP’ing that the Olympic committee should also consider.
Personally, I'm hoping that one day competitive eating will be given its rightful place at the Olympics.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Mar 01, 2014 -
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Category: Sports
The Texas All-Girl Track Club, 1964
The Texas Track Club is celebrated on two counts—its athletic achievements and the uncommon beauty of its girls, who compete in dazzling uniforms, elaborate makeup and majestic hairdos. These hairdos, which are either bouffant or flip if at all possible, may not be aerodynamically sound and may be "out" east of the Hudson, but they are an unqualified sensation at a track meet. "They are our trademark," says Jeanne Ellison, the coach's 16-year-old daughter. "Bouffant is easier to run in because the wind doesn't blow your hair in your face."
Source: Sports Illustrated - Apr 20, 1964
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 25, 2014 -
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Category: Sports, Hair Styling, 1960s
The SkiBee
Invented by Detroit resident Donald Steeg, circa 1970. The SkiBee had an eight-horsepower engine with a 24-inch propellor that served as a propulsion unit for motorized skiing. Anyone who was willing to wear this thing on their back, could enjoy skiing without having to find a slope to go down. During the summer, it could also be used as an outboard motor on a boat.
[Hutchinson News - Feb 6, 1970]
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 26, 2013 -
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Category: Inventions, Motor Vehicles, Sports, 1970s
Donkey Lifting
Instead of lifting weights in Ukraine, they lift donkeys. [nydailynews]
Posted By: Alex - Sun Dec 22, 2013 -
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Category: Sports
East German Rally, 1950
"Rally posters contrast U.S. girl wrestlers with pure and healthful communistic sports."I wonder how many people at this rally were thinking that the U.S. girl wrestling looks a lot more fun.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Dec 20, 2013 -
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Category: Sports, Wrestling, 1950s
Mutton Busting
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 10, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Sports, Children
Uphill Skiing
Instead of going down the slope, you go up it, using a parachute to drag you. The inventors of this sport call it "wind mountaineering". And they're trying to raise money to help them commercialize the idea. Their site is upski.com.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Dec 05, 2013 -
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Category: Sports
Mono-Ski
Not quite an explanation for the famous Charles Addams ski cartoon.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Nov 17, 2013 -
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Category: Disabilities, Sports, 1940s
Global Warming Solved
Nike recently filed a patent application for "a golf ball that includes carbon dioxide absorbents in order that the golf ball may reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to aid in alleviating global warming."So if we all just play more golf, that global warming thing should be reversed in no time! [via Mother Jones]
Posted By: Alex - Sat Nov 09, 2013 -
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Category: Inventions, Patents, Sports
Football Meat Loaf
I don't think that shaping the meat loaf like a football makes it look more appetizing. And I don't understand at all the pairing of chewing gum and meat loaf.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Oct 22, 2013 -
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Category: Food, Sports
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