The most unusual sport I can think of? Handegg: nobody knows the exact rules for it, not the watchers, not the players and not even the referees, since the game is stopped every 10 seconds for the refs to debate something or another. And some people call it "football" for some stupid reason, when the game has nothing to do with either the feet, or is it played with an actual ball.
I'm Irish and hurling is completely mainstream (Hurling is Irish). I play it almost everyday, matches are shown on tv every Sunday during the season and one of the biggest stadiums in Europe was built for hurling and Gaelic Football. There's a club for it in every town and I broke my ankle while playing a game.
I've noticed lately that for some reason, Watchmojo gets a lot of hate. I don't understand! They work so hard to produce entertaining material like 2 times per day.
+Dimetropteryx Actually according to the Oxford dictionary a sport requires physical activity, i'm afraid I don't think using a keyboard will quite qualify! www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sport
The123cool321 1. That's a worthless definition. Lifting a finger is a physical activity. 2. It's an outdated definition. 3. It's pulled from a dictionary to make a point that can't be supported by any actual argument that addresses the issue itself.
+Dimetropteryx Well if you can reference me to a dictionary definition with more credibility than the Oxford dictionary please, but as for your definition, its not watertight either. People ski casually, sail casually, climb casually and there are many more examples of things done recreationally that are considered sports. Either way to be fair enough its not the most pressing issue in todays world, if people want to call it a sport I suppose its up to them, language is not fixed.
I used to sled on shovels when it was icy out. Because I was stupid lol. But wow, I didn't know it was a sport. And huh... Extreme Ironing? Oil Wrestling? Weird...
Whoa, ok: I already knew about quidditch, even extreme ironing, and yes, the cheese rolling either... ... but for the rest, I'm pretty astonished o.O :D
Takrow（or other spelling）is one of the most popular sport in south-east asia, it's a sport require great agility and other athletic abilities, it's even been in the official Asia Games for ages, Major sport nations like China Japan SouthKorea all have their national Takrow team, and Asia has 60% of the world's population, that's half the world consider this one legit sport, it's pretty disrespectful to put it along side other jokes or small scale culture event , it's greatly disrespectful to put it only at number 7, a sport that half the world recognized is no better than cheese chasing? And How TF is Hurling weird, I even get what you see as weird in Takrow, how TF is hurling weird?
Banzai skydiving. At a height of about 10,000 feet, the diver will toss out his parachute, then proceed to fall after it. The goal is to catch the parachute, put it on, and land safely, otherwise you will go Ka-Splat.
These really are some very interesting "sports". Though I have heard of shovel racing and wife carrying before, and maybe even the goat dragging one too.
Here's my response to this list: #10 - One Foot High Kick - Okay, it's pretty much a sport where you have to jump up with enough height to kick the ball on the rope, fair enough. #9 - Quidditch - Since when did something fictional from a movie franchise became a real life sport to play? #8 - Shovel Racing - How the hell can somebody ride on a fucking shovel down the mountains, anybody? #7 - Kick Volleyball - An okay version of volleyball, but dangerous at the same time. #6 - Extreme Ironing - Since when did ironing your clothes became a sport?! #5 - Buzkashi - Dragging horses, calves, and other animals to the finish line, please. #4 - Wife Carrying - Are you fucking serious, a husband carries his wife as part of a race? The hell's going on here? #3 - Cheese Rolling - How redundant is this?!, running after a roll of cheese while running down a hill?! #2 - Chess Boxing - Really?, a game of chess where boxers have to box against each other?! Honorable Mentions: Bed Racing - Just a team getting a bed to race along the track. Mud Olympics - Basically the Olympic games, but covered in mud. Hurling - Where you throw a ball using a stick to one of the goal posts. #1 - Oil Wrestling - A retarded sport that is completely unnecessary with wrestlers being covered in vegetable or olive oil to wrestle against each other in slippery fashion. Or if you count the episode in South Park where Cartman was wrestling against Honey Boo Boo in a pile of spaghetti. That's all I have to say.
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What? Hurling is a weird sport. It is so much fun I play hurling for a club. It is part of the 4 GAA sport. Garlic Fooball, Rounders, Handball and Hurling
+Kiowa why would it be. first of they say in the first few seconds it has to be physical. second of all its not even weird. Gaming has become such a mainstream thing over the past dozen years or so
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Extreme Ironing sounds like a sport a mother thinks of to motivate their children to do their tasks
The most unusual sport I can think of? Handegg: nobody knows the exact rules for it, not the watchers, not the players and not even the referees, since the game is stopped every 10 seconds for the refs to debate something or another. And some people call it "football" for some stupid reason, when the game has nothing to do with either the feet, or is it played with an actual ball.
The ball is one foot aka 12 inches long so.....
HOW THE HELL ISN'T THE IRONING ONE THE TOP ONE?!? Frigging chess boxing actually sounds cool!!
I'm Irish and hurling is completely mainstream (Hurling is Irish). I play it almost everyday, matches are shown on tv every Sunday during the season and one of the biggest stadiums in Europe was built for hurling and Gaelic Football. There's a club for it in every town and I broke my ankle while playing a game.
I'm from Ireland and hurling isn't weird
Ikr
Nice dude i was waiting for hurling to come up fav sport
gaa is life
+Eoin Roche yep
Same
most of these require physical tools like stamina agility nd strength. kick Volleyball seems the most creative.
SOME questions about whether extreme ironing is a sport? Really?
I've noticed lately that for some reason, Watchmojo gets a lot of hate. I don't understand! They work so hard to produce entertaining material like 2 times per day.
I know right? I love their videos.
Hurling is basically an older version of lacrosse/football, Curling now that's pretty weird
Actually saw a Quidditch match outside a university in in Swansea, Wales. It was pretty weird.
+Johnny Takigero “ACBlackJ0ck” it's awesome dude! trust me (Bombarda Brixia Quidditch Club)
Now do the 10 weirdest motorsports! I've seen quite a few.
IT'S NOT ALU-MI-NUM!!!!!!!!!!
It's AL-U-MIN-I-UM. Have a nice day.
True
+Kris A (londongamer) wht abt GEN-O-INE...
IT'S GEN-U-INE..
Hah, dumbass.
+Kris A (londongamer) Both spellings are correct
And they say Esports arn't sports.
lol ikr
+HRPrimeGaming If it's done competitively, it's a sport. If it's done recreationally, it's a game.
+Dimetropteryx Actually according to the Oxford dictionary a sport requires physical activity, i'm afraid I don't think using a keyboard will quite qualify! www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/sport
The123cool321 1. That's a worthless definition. Lifting a finger is a physical activity.
2. It's an outdated definition.
3. It's pulled from a dictionary to make a point that can't be supported by any actual argument that addresses the issue itself.
+Dimetropteryx Well if you can reference me to a dictionary definition with more credibility than the Oxford dictionary please, but as for your definition, its not watertight either. People ski casually, sail casually, climb casually and there are many more examples of things done recreationally that are considered sports. Either way to be fair enough its not the most pressing issue in todays world, if people want to call it a sport I suppose its up to them, language is not fixed.
jugger isnt really that weird but extremely awesome
I used to sled on shovels when it was icy out. Because I was stupid lol. But wow, I didn't know it was a sport. And huh... Extreme Ironing? Oil Wrestling? Weird...
I'm a Quidditch player, and I'm proud!
Hurling is a very skilful sport And a lot of people play it here in Ireland .'it's not weird.
We used to run on our showels down the hills as kids in the 70's ... here in Norway so I doubt it was invented in Mexico
Yaaaaaaay,someone finally puts hurling in a big video
Hurling is an actual serious sport. Thousands of years old.
Man, hurling is amazing to watch yet so brutal.
I feel like gay isn't enough to describe #1, we need a whole new adjective to describe it :D
Attractive?
gelko lol
I feel like quidditch could be a actual fun sport to play but I think it would be better if they didn’t actually use a broom, just run
I used to play underwater rugby - that was a strange sport but oh so difficult!
I liked the extreme ironing, that's a ridiculous sport.
I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese
Whoa, ok: I already knew about quidditch, even extreme ironing, and yes, the cheese rolling either...
... but for the rest, I'm pretty astonished o.O :D
Takrow（or other spelling）is one of the most popular sport in south-east asia, it's a sport require great agility and other athletic abilities, it's even been in the official Asia Games for ages, Major sport nations like China Japan SouthKorea all have their national Takrow team, and Asia has 60% of the world's population, that's half the world consider this one legit sport, it's pretty disrespectful to put it along side other jokes or small scale culture event , it's greatly disrespectful to put it only at number 7, a sport that half the world recognized is no better than cheese chasing?
And How TF is Hurling weird, I even get what you see as weird in Takrow, how TF is hurling weird?
"Sports that involve skill"
"Quidditch"
"Cheese Rolling"
"Chess-Boxing" which is just a hybrid of 2 activities.
Chessboxing is for people who are competitive but bad at both. So they have to do a mix. It's like triathlon.
Banzai skydiving. At a height of about 10,000 feet, the diver will toss out his parachute, then proceed to fall after it. The goal is to catch the parachute, put it on, and land safely, otherwise you will go Ka-Splat.
that kick volleyball looks SICK!
When everything can be a sport.
Finland: Wife carrying, cellphone throwing, rubber boot throwing....
kumisaappaan heitto on kyllä ihan hauskaa
+Pienimusta Don't forget Swamp football/soccer
+Pienimusta in the Uk boot throwing is called Welly Wanging. no joke
Also farting competitions. XD
TheJere213 Also Custard boot racing
shovel knight would have fun with #8
And Mystery Men's "The shoveler"
I love hurling even though I was seriously hurt playing it
Extreme ironing is definitely silly! :D
These really are some very interesting "sports". Though I have heard of shovel racing and wife carrying before, and maybe even the goat dragging one too.
Hold up.
How is hurling anywhere near as weird as extreme ironing
How it hurling weird I play it every day
+Fifa 16 vids I know right? hurling is not weird.
+Fifa 16 vids I know its the best sport ever in my opinion
+Slim Space Ik but watch mojo said it was😡
Ikr
ikr
Here's my response to this list:
#10 - One Foot High Kick - Okay, it's pretty much a sport where you have to jump up with enough height to kick the ball on the rope, fair enough.
#9 - Quidditch - Since when did something fictional from a movie franchise became a real life sport to play?
#8 - Shovel Racing - How the hell can somebody ride on a fucking shovel down the mountains, anybody?
#7 - Kick Volleyball - An okay version of volleyball, but dangerous at the same time.
#6 - Extreme Ironing - Since when did ironing your clothes became a sport?!
#5 - Buzkashi - Dragging horses, calves, and other animals to the finish line, please.
#4 - Wife Carrying - Are you fucking serious, a husband carries his wife as part of a race? The hell's going on here?
#3 - Cheese Rolling - How redundant is this?!, running after a roll of cheese while running down a hill?!
#2 - Chess Boxing - Really?, a game of chess where boxers have to box against each other?!
Honorable Mentions:
Bed Racing - Just a team getting a bed to race along the track.
Mud Olympics - Basically the Olympic games, but covered in mud.
Hurling - Where you throw a ball using a stick to one of the goal posts.
#1 - Oil Wrestling - A retarded sport that is completely unnecessary with wrestlers being covered in vegetable or olive oil to wrestle against each other in slippery fashion. Or if you count the episode in South Park where Cartman was wrestling against Honey Boo Boo in a pile of spaghetti.
That's all I have to say.
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Really ?? There is Dutch (a dialect) And not French?!
+Kashmir Duchien there is
#5 Makes me so 🤬
I play Quidditch, and I tell the girls that 'I'm a Keeper'
4:16 Wow Big shout out to Trans World Sport. Not seen that show for about 20 years. Just hearing that voice took me back to my childhood
The #1 sport has got to be literally the gayest sport ever. oh my some cultures confuse me
The ironing one should be #1
why is Sepak Takraw weird? I used to play it back when I was a sophomore. its not weird! its pretty cool and it takes a lot of skill.
Hmp Chess boxing sounds really neat to watch.
I want to hear their description of hurling to see if the get it right
Kick volleyball is basically football tennis
You could have used more current quidditch videos!
What about many Basque sports, such as rock lifting or oxen tries?
one of the funniest watchmojo video..
Now Hakan makes so much sense
if you have children on your side right now, stop watching after number 2
3:09
Weird pronunciation of tomorrow
Very funny video! Kin-ball is also a good one.
wife carrying is a tradition here at my local Finn fest :)
Number one American football
dys
+Jack Simcock lol xD
+Jack Simcock let me correct you, Soccer*
+Jack Simcock It's not a list for shit sports
+Ryder Washington it's called football
I am definitely crazy! I really want to do several of these!! :P
9:54 So that what inspired Hakan from Street Fighter 4?
Tactical Lazer Tag... that is a sport.
other weird sports is austus and is from australia, mix of australian rules football with american football
I kinda missed the naked sky diving :)
i tried extreme ironing while playing quiddich but resulet in a broken finger
I'm surprised connect 4 dodgeball sweater knitting wasn't on here.
im surprised esports isnt on this list
Hurling is deadly
So where's the one in the thumbnail?
What? Hurling is a weird sport. It is so much fun I play hurling for a club. It is part of the 4 GAA sport. Garlic Fooball, Rounders, Handball and Hurling
I did a school project about Extreme Ironing
i never would have considered hurling weird? haha! but i am irish, it's kinda our national sport.
+TheRedCloudAMV do you play it?
+Slim Space I do indeed :)
I feel like you've done this one already
ironically oil wrestlers are considered highly macho people in Turkey :)
You guys forgot underwater hockey
Make top 10 weird festivals like Onbashira
#1 baseball
PLZ PLZ PLZ Do another one this is so funny
Balisong flipping should be on here
That American accent at Sepak Takraw..... (Say-puck Ta-kro)
sepak takraw isn't kinda rare in Singapore
I want Christopher Walken dancing to be a sport!
All of these, yet no underwater hockey? I know you Crazy Canucks play it.... there is a huge tourney in Guelph!
everything that make you tire will become sport, pretty much
Hurling is awesome
esports better be on this list.
+Kiowa why would it be. first of they say in the first few seconds it has to be physical. second of all its not even weird. Gaming has become such a mainstream thing over the past dozen years or so
I'd like to try the ironing.
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suomi perkele
kick volleyball is *EPIC* :O
What about Sumo Wrestling?
1:42-1:46 was that a movie or a video game???
Imagine Gordon Ramsay at the Oil Wrestling...
HOW IS HURLING A WIERD SPORT! ITS JUST LIKE GAELIC WITH A HURLEY! It's a fast pace game that's all!!
What's next? Video games as a sport? Jesus.
Proff gaming is actually considered as a sport
By some people
oil wrestling wasnt created in turkey but ancient greece
speed stacking?
No.1 : American Football
I've seen it all now!
No Downhill Trike Drifting ?
+Ianna Matney No, that's too awesome.