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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An idea by wbr1 · 2012-08-19 16:10 · Score: 3, Informative

Someone should cross breed this with pumpkin chunkin. The main category should be limited to being propelled by only the energy stored in the phones' battery.

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Re:I would have thought Scotland. by TeknoHog · 2012-08-19 16:20 · Score: 5, Informative

Well, they did not invent mobile phones. Besides, Finland was already known for the fine sports of wife carrying and swamp soccer.

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Official home site by c0lo · 2012-08-19 16:36 · Score: 4, Informative

http://www.mobilephonethrowing.fi/home
Nice photo gallery too (but no mentions on the phone brands!)

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