Finland Hosts Mobile Phone Throwing Championships

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday August 19, 2012 @04:04PM from the toss-it-out dept.

hypnosec writes "In this year's annual mobile-phone throwing contest held in Finland Ere Karjalainen has smashed the world record by throwing his phone 101.46 meters. The event, being held every year since 2000 in the town of Savonlinna, saw quite a few mobile-phone throwers participate. 2nd place went to Jeremy Gallop, a South African who managed to throw his phone 94.67 meters. Contest organizers are of the opinion that users can vent their anger on their phones and that this offers a unique opportunity to 'pay back all the frustrations and disappointments caused by this modern equipment.'"

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I see... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-08-19 16:13 · Score: 5, Funny

They finally found a use for all those Nokia Windows Phones.
Ballmer: Windows Phones Flying Off The Shelves! by theodp · 2012-08-19 16:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Hey, it's all in how you spin it!
Quite the opposite by SuperKendall · 2012-08-19 18:29 · Score: 5, Funny

Throwing most phones results in drag due to the device being constantly bombarded by signals from the carrier cellular tower.
The AT&T phones are mercifully free of such drag, and as a result can fly much further.

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