The above article, courtesy of Cracked.com, is a list of "The 10 Most Insane 'Sports' in the World", offering tongue-in-cheek dissertations on such games as cheese rolling, hurling, and Eukonkanto (aka wife carrying).
In addition to being both insightful and very funny, the article also ties in to the concept of games, something we've been talking about for quite some time in lecture. In lecture, we came to the conclusion that in a game, there is an over-arching goal, obstacles standing between the player and said goal, and rules to increase the challenge factor. The article proves that there is a seemingly infinite number of ways to create such an experience. My picks for the most outlandish sports in this countdown are the Eton Wall Game and chess boxing.
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