Last year I blogged about the annual Gloucester Cheese Roll, in which a wheel of cheese is rolled down a steep hill and hundreds of idiots masochists dumbasses enthusiasts chase after it. Well, this year’s event was held last week, and the usual chaos anarchy disorder pain fun was had by all. Here’s a video… Continue reading 2009 Cheese Roll drier than last year’s – but just as painful!
Tag: Contests
A different kind of race
I was amazed to learn of the Kinetic Grand Championship, also known as the Kinetic Sculpture Race, held in Humboldt County, California, each year. The 2009 event has just taken place. The event’s Web site describes it as follows: The Kinetic Grand Championship is a 3-day, 42-mile bicycle race over land, sand, mud and water.… Continue reading A different kind of race
A pie in the face!
Readers in other parts of the world may not realize how deep-seated is the rivalry between English counties (also known as shires). In many cases it dates back centuries, and whilst good-natured today, in the past actual battles were fought over local disputes. The county of Cornwall is at the south-western tip of England, with… Continue reading A pie in the face!
An ingenious cooker
The BBC reports that a solar-powered cooker has won a major international competition. A cheap solar cooker has won first prize in a contest for green ideas. The Kyoto Box is made from cardboard and can be used for sterilising water or boiling or baking food. The Kenyan-based inventor hopes it can make solar cooking… Continue reading An ingenious cooker
2009 Diagram Prize awarded
Earlier this month I wrote about the Diagram Prize, an annual award to the book with the strangest title published during the previous year. You might want to check that article for background information, and links to the prize Web site. The winners of the 2009 competition have just been announced. First place: The 2009-2014… Continue reading 2009 Diagram Prize awarded
You might call this ass-king for it!
I’m giggling at a competition being organized in Australia. Hat-tip to Julie for e-mailing me the link. A search has begun for Australia’s best behind. The ‘Best Butt’ competition is being staged as part of next month’s Dirt and Dust Festival in Julia Creek, in north-west Queensland, and the first heat is being held tonight… Continue reading You might call this ass-king for it!