{"id":4870,"date":"2015-05-22T03:13:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T03:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=4870"},"modified":"2016-11-03T00:45:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:45:53","slug":"6-of-the-worlds-strangest-competitions-would-you-compete-in-any-of-these","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/6-of-the-worlds-strangest-competitions-would-you-compete-in-any-of-these","title":{"rendered":"6 Of The World&#8217;s Strangest Competitions.\u00a0Would You Compete In Any Of Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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They take part in some of the strangest and wildest contests around the world. From dangerous to pure crazy, these are pretty entertaining. Would you enter any of these?<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">1. Dwarf Tossing<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/30b939dc51a30c2480d4706ec0145c3a.jpg\" alt=\"30b939dc51a30c2480d4706ec0145c3a\" width=\"600\" height=\"420\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/164170348888635936\/\"><br \/>\nsource<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This mad and insensitive sport came about in one of the wildest places in the world: Australia. The pub game involves picking up a dwarf dressed in padded clothing, tossing him across the room onto some mattresses, and seeing who threw him the farthest. Banned in the United Kingdom, France and in a few states in America, this competition has caused controversy.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">2. The World Beard and Moustache Championships<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4877\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/4849ac9aca8ddbcaab0ca2e0f5656198.jpg\" alt=\"4849ac9aca8ddbcaab0ca2e0f5656198\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/4849ac9aca8ddbcaab0ca2e0f5656198.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/4849ac9aca8ddbcaab0ca2e0f5656198-451x300.jpg 451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/229613280977817750\/\"><br \/>\nsource<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ever wondered what you could craft from facial hair while it is still on your face? Then this is for you! The contest started in 2004\u00a0and takes place in Leogang, Austria, and in New York, USA. Also called the Battle of the Beards, the entire competition is based around who can grow the most fantastic moustache or beard. Most participants can probably win No-Shave November as well.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">3. The Air Guitar Championships<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/6211c401a733a8543c174571685a7796-11.jpg\" alt=\"6211c401a733a8543c174571685a7796 (1)\" width=\"600\" height=\"421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/6211c401a733a8543c174571685a7796-11.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/6211c401a733a8543c174571685a7796-11-427x300.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/321303754639548677\/\">source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Air guitar is where you pretend to play an invisible guitar. The idea grew so popular that by 1996, a world championship with specific rules and regulations was established. Last year\u2019s gold medallist was Nanami Nagura, a Japanese teenage girl. She took down hundreds of other competitors from around the world, getting good marks for each category to win the gold. Who will be next?<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">4. Wife-carrying<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4874\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/17354781770406940646.jpg\" alt=\"17354781770406940646\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/17354781770406940646.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/17354781770406940646-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.people.com.cn\/mediafile\/pic\/20131015\/86\/17354781770406940646.jpg\"><br \/>\nsource<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Well, they did say for better or worse right? The wife-carrying races began in Finland,\u00a0but they have now spread like wildfire with competitors coming from all over the world. Made to test the participants&#8217; endurance, the course is nearly 250 meters long and includes two dry tracks and a wet one. Don\u2019t have a wife? You\u2019re allowed to take your neighbor\u2019s wife, or any girl watching the competition as long as she\u2019s older than 17.<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">5. The World Gurning Championships<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4873\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/3677296f51543f95e7047298767d3cb0.jpg\" alt=\"3677296f51543f95e7047298767d3cb0\" width=\"600\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/3677296f51543f95e7047298767d3cb0.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/3677296f51543f95e7047298767d3cb0-385x300.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/224687468882815886\/\"><br \/>\nsource<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Considered to be one of the oldest competitions in the world, the first occurrence of this strange activity can be traced back to 1267. Held at the Egremont Crab Fair in the UK, the competition consists in pulling the ugliest face you can. Anne Woods won the competition a staggering 28 times!<\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">6. Worm Charming<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4872\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/66208f8840462acb5f1cc05f51b4e244.jpg\" alt=\"66208f8840462acb5f1cc05f51b4e244\" width=\"600\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/66208f8840462acb5f1cc05f51b4e244.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/05\/66208f8840462acb5f1cc05f51b4e244-401x300.jpg 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/23573598026092447\/\"><br \/>\nsource<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Forget snakes, worm charming is where it\u2019s at! This competition started in 1980 by a farmer\u2019s son who found an incredible amount of worms in half an hour. Charmers or \u201cfiddlers\u201d are given a 3 by 3-meter area in which they must charm worms to the surface. The fiddler who finds the most worms in the allotted time is then deemed the winner. So what was the world record? Well, in 2009, 10-year-old Sophie Smith from Willaston, England raised 567 worms.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/this-is-the-strangest-massage-you-will-ever-receive-wait-til-you-see-why\/\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0This Is The Strangest Massage You Will Ever Receive. 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