Too bad this didn't make it into olympics.

    If your swimming pool has been drained by enemies, and the favorite bowling club has been closed due to mole over-population, you may want to try a sport called extreme ironing. “Extreme Ironing” – is a relatively new sport, which incorporates the use of both social, and physical skills. In other words, in order to be called an extreme ironist, you need to be able to iron, while preserving great quality of work, in the most extreme surroundings – for example, in the mountains, under water, in the forest and on the snow. Romance and adrenaline rush? As much as it gets.

    No, this is not a joke – everything is very serious. The founder of the Extreme Ironing movement was Phillip Shaw (Steam) from Leicester (England). After a hard days work in a factory he was too bored to iron his clothes indoors. He wanted to pursue his rather unsuccessful hobby - climbing. For an additional twist, he decided to take his iron and his clothes outside and iron them on the mountain. Extreme Ironing was born. That was in the year 1997. And so, the two completely unrelated activities have come together in a perfect blend:

    Since then, extreme ironing is slowly spreading across the globe – as of today, there are about 200 “athletes” actively engaging in this sport. There are clubs located in England, New Zealand, USA, and Germany. More enthusiasts can be found in South Africa and France. This September, Munich, Germany, will become the hosting city of the first Extreme Ironing championship. There are prominent stars already: in particular, freestyle guru HotPlate, and a psychotic lady, Cool Silk, who is known for her great ability to perfectly iron out cuffs and collars.

    Yea, so where do these people get electricity from up in the mountains? Its simple: extreme ironing enthusiasts refrain from using home-oriented Tefals in favor of real sport gear. Would a race motorcycle driver ever drive a <50cc Yamaha? The most popular solution as of now is the use of electric irons and external power packs. However, Germans are already developing “geothermic system” – a way of extracting energy needed for a quality ironing from the ground. It is completely unknown how they do it, but they are saying that have already successfully done it several times. There are no boundaries to human ingenuity and wickedness…

    I wonder how long until this becomes an olympic sport and bypasses curling - one of the most pathetic blends of bowling and housekeeping.