Sep 14, 2011 HOW IS IT I’VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS AMAZING COMPETITION BEFORE?!
THE WORLD MOBILE PHONE THROWING CHAMPIONSHIP IN FINLAND.
From their site:
Why do people throw it?
Finland is known as the home country of the mobile phones and Finns have always been
very fashion-conscious about the phones. Many Europeans wonder why the Finns buy
brand new phones when the old one is still working. For the interpreters and translators
who work globally the mobile phone is a common tool when working and a part of
accessory in the freetime.Mobile phone is an essential part of us that connects us to nearly anywhere in the world
but when you most need it the battery runs out or your sweetheart doesn’t answer or some
one doesn’t return your call. Hope, anticipation, passion and frustration concentrates on
mobile phone.What happens to the old mobile phones?
According to the insurance companies there are lots of phones laying in the thousands of
lakes in Finland. Actually the phones return to the stores in exchange for new ones and
then become a toxic waste. For example the battery is toxic and must be handled properly.
But before mobile phones become toxic waste they can be recycled in sport activities ie. in
Mobile Phone Throwing, the only sport where you can pay back all the frustrations and
disappointments caused by these modern equipments.There are officially two categories in the Mobile Phone Throwing. Traditional style ie. over
the shoulder throw, where the length of the throw is crucial. In Freestyle the style is free
and the contestant gets points for aesthetics and creative choreographics from 4 to 10. In
both categories the contestant with the highest score wins.Mobile Phone Throwing is light and modern Finnish sport that suits for people of all ages.
It combines recycling philosophy and fun spirit in active sport. A part of the philosophy is
also a spiritual freedom from being available all the time.Mobile Phone Throwing became a hit when first arranged in year 2000 in Savonlinna.
Organizer was a translation and interpretation company Fennolingua. It’s multinational
personnel and many carneval spirited athletics threw away their frustrations along with the
mobile phones. Local recycling center was a partner and they collected all the toxic waste
and people could also buy a new mobile phone at the Championships. The first prize was
of course a new mobile phone. Throwers and international media were immediately very
interested and every year the Championships gather a wide range of nationalities to
Savonlinna to throw the mobile phones or to report from the Championships.