Cell Phone Throwing - the World Cell Phone Throwing Sport

Have you ever wanted to throw your cell phone? Throw it far, or throw it away? Then this is certainly the sport for you. Cell Phone Throwing got its start in 2000 in Finland and has reached all the way into the United States since then.

When throwing your cell phone in a contest, you are judged by distance and sometimes technique. Depending on the contest rules, you'll either throw the cell phone backwards over your shoulder and count the distance of the best of three attempts. Alternatively, and much more fun, you can do a freestyle throw for creativity points.

The cell phones used for cell phone throwing can vary widely. Certain contests in this unusual sport provide all throwers with one phone model, while other competitions let you use any cell phone that weights more than 220 grams or 7.7 oz.

It's easy to do this as a summer party game outside with friends and family. Just make sure to get everyone's cell phones beforehand and zip them up in a plastic bag so they are well protected and will not get dirty or wet (unless you don't want to keep them, like the folks in Finland.)

And if you want to get serious throwing cell phones around, go to Chicopee, MA, or head over to Europe next summer - there are annual events for this particular sport in Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. In Europe, the sport is called Mobile Phone Throwing, while you will find it under the title Cell Phone Throwing in the United States.

Cell Phone Throwing is a popular sport especially in Finland, where you can even compete for throwing your poor old phone as far as you possibly can.

You can even join the World Cell Phone Throwing Championships if you think you are good enough (or if you just want to brag about being in a World Championship of some sort!) You will see flying cell phones at the big event taking place each August in Savonlinna, Finland.Don't count on getting your cell phone back in working condition, though.

Maybe it's just a coincidence, but Finland is also the home of the popular cellphone manufacturer Nokia. It is unclear if the popular cell phone manufacturer has anything to do with this weird event...but if so, it might just be their way to make people buy replacement cell phones. What do you think?