‘Telephone Throwing Contest’ Held in Finland

Our mobile devicesAlthough, with the development of technology, it has developed a lot in a short time, it still haunts us from time to time. it can be annoying. From time to time, we see their batteries flow like water, and from time to time, they can let us down when we need them most. Most of the time in such situations, we get angry with them. our launch is coming.

Of course, we don’t just throw these devices that we pay a lot of money, which causes the nerves on us to stay. luckily Finns, found a solution to this situation that is both relaxing and entertaining. Moreover, this solution, which was introduced a long time ago, is roughly equivalent to mobile devices. with peace of mind includes launching. one in Finland Sport Let’s take a closer look at this activity.

How did this contest come about?

In the emergence of the phone throwing competition fennolingua An organization that provides translation and translation services and includes employees from different nationalities played a pioneering role. in 2000 The event, which is the first step of the sport in question, was held in Savonlinna, Finland.

But why?

Actually, the answer is quite simple. The reason why the company organizes this type of event is to take the stress and burden off the employees and leave them. was to relieve. Since the feedback received from the participants was quite positive, since 2000 every august Phone throwing competitions began to be organized. Inspired by this, different countries competed both within themselves and with each other at certain times of the year.

Every sport has written rules, and you can’t throw a phone, right?

Of course it will. In this activity, which is adopted as a sport, there are four different categories, three of which stand out. These categories are juniors, freestyle, original and team original where the original is played as a team. Let’s take a rough look at the rules.

• Original: In this category, also known as ‘traditional’, the aim is to throw the phone in the hand as far as possible.
• Original (Team): In this category, teams of up to three players each compete with the rules in the original.
• Free style: In this category, the important thing is not the distance of the thrown distance, but the creativity of the competitor (shooting style).
• Youth: Children aged 12 or under 12 compete in this category.

Contestants are not allowed to use their own phones. So where do the phones come from?

Equipment used in the competition, sponsors or donations obtained through. Although the contestants cannot bring their own phones, they can take whatever they want from the options offered to them. At this point, some argue that the heavy ones go farther, while the light ones lag behind despite their powerful throws. For some, it’s the opposite. Let’s say it’s a matter of preference. Weight of phones in general 220 to 400 grams between.

So what happens to the phones when the competition is over? Doesn’t this competition harm nature?

Since the early stages of the competition recycling companiesdevices that cannot be used constantly collected. These collected devices were also separated from their batteries with the processes applied in special recycling centers. Reusable phones were kept for use in the next year. One of the reasons for the emergence of the competition is about recycling. was to raise awareness.

The furthest a phone has ever been thrown in the competition is 110.42 meters:

But this record achieved in 2018 is not in Finland, in Belgium Achieved in the phone throwing contest held. Whoever holds this world record Dries Feremans. The highest record holder in Finland was in 2012. 101.46 who threw a phone at a distance of one meter Ere Karjalainen.

Finns have a number of different sports that may sound strange at first glance. What are your thoughts on the phone throwing sport, which is one of them?

resources: Medium, Savonlinna Festivals, Guinness World Records, Mental Floss