Mental Health | Fitness
Ironing is For Pussies: Extreme Ironing is The Real Sport
Watch these nutters do the unthinkable with an ironing board
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2 min readJun 3, 2022
In a world where people are constantly looking for the next adrenaline rush, one man has found it in the most unlikely of places — ironing.
I’m not talking about plowing through a huge pile of laundry and working up a sweat. I’m talking about a sport. A real sport.
That’s right, extreme ironing is a real thing, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Participants in this sport face all sorts of challenges, from hiking up mountains to traversing raging rivers, all while lugging an ironing board, the iron and their clothes.
It has to be seen to be believed.
It was invented by Phil Shaw, nicknamed ‘Steam’ in 2003 when his housemate caught him ironing in the garden.
Watch his interview:
