This weekend saw the annual cheese rolling contest at Cooper's hill, Glouster England. It's a well-known event in the UK not so much for the cheese but the high injury rate. Around 33% of contestants will suffer an injury such as sprains, broken bones or being knocked unconscious. The 8lb cheese reaches speeds of 70mph and occasionally hits bystanders.
The event attracts contestants from all over the world who come to chase a wheel of cheese rolled down a 1:2 gradient 200 yard hill. https://youtu.be/7rjXS_HmjZc
It is an ironically, one of my biggest dreams to have one of those massive wheels of cheddar cheese. I really really love cheese. I would absolutely do this event, simply for the cheese. I would win this event out of pure, willpower just for the cheese. I’m terrified of steep inclines, such as large hills, or ladders or staircases, but I will deal with it for a wheel of cheese.
I have seen that competition on youtube. No I would never compete in that. You brits definitely have some brutal traditions. I worked for a resort once where a group of guys celebrated one of their owns 21st birthday. I was amazed by the way he was treated. Never seen anything like that to this day.
"Shin-kicking, also known as shin diggings or purring, is a combat sport that involves two contestants attempting to kick each other on the shin in order to force their opponent to the ground. It has been described as an English martial art, and originated in England in the early 17th century. "
Nice yes I would but we’re all gonna fall hard down the big hill at that speed. I’ve seen that a lot from America. They showed it on the news interesting. Would you do that?
Right I can completely understand that and it probably last 2 minutes if that have you ever gone to them does anybody ever get the cheese at the end or does it hit the bottom of the hill and nobody really wins
If it was on drain, as smooth as a golf course, I’d consider it, but it looks like that hill is covered with holes and lumps that are just begging to break ankles
