Meanwhile, In Russia, People Have Just Invented Car Curling

With an ice rink, some old, stripped-out small cars and lots of cold-weather clothing, Russia has just invented the funnest winter sport in history
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What do you do when you have a few old supermini bangers going spare, an ice rink and a healthy splash of imagination? If you’re Russian, you invent car curling.

Last weekend, dozens of people got together to push disposable old cars – with most of their weight stripped out – down a borrowed ice rink. Because of course they did. The formula is a pretty awesome one, with a plucky driver at the wheel and teams of contestants pushing the old Russian city cars as hard as they can until they fall over.

Meanwhile, In Russia, People Have Just Invented Car Curling

The cars roll down the ice rink towards a target in exactly the same way as proper curling, but the driver has a measure of steering control over their direction and can punt other cars out of the way.

You could probably even call it the first ever unofficial car curling world championship, and it looks like a good laugh. We can see it catching on in northern countries that are less health and safety bonkers than the UK…

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Anonymous

In America, you play curling with stones.

In Soviet Russia, you play curling WITH CARS.

03/25/2017 - 08:13 |
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Tomislav Celić

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

No, in Soviet Russia, car curling plays YOU

03/25/2017 - 09:24 |
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P1eased0nteatme

In reply to by 495QED

FailRace > Russia in olympics

03/25/2017 - 10:17 |
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FailRace

In reply to by 495QED

I wondered if anyone would remember this :P

03/25/2017 - 18:26 |
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The JDM Master

CYKA BLYAT!

03/25/2017 - 10:17 |
40 | 2

rush b no stop

03/25/2017 - 11:27 |
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The VW Beetle

Apparently, in Russia in 2009, the most popular car was the Lada Priora… So I don’t really have anything against this.

(lol jk the Lada Priora is the best car in the universe)

03/25/2017 - 10:19 |
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Noah Thorley Images

Meanwhile in Canada:

03/25/2017 - 11:01 |
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KENMERI

This looks stupid but fun…I want to join too….

03/25/2017 - 12:06 |
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Edu Doffi

Oh crap, it will never be this cold in my place, awesome and funny winter game!!

03/25/2017 - 16:14 |
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MikeTheMiata (MiataSquad) (MarinerSquad)
03/25/2017 - 17:23 |
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Anonymous

I’m taking the opportunity to officially name this new sport “carling”

03/25/2017 - 17:47 |
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DJ N

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Yes, there we have it. Carling is going to be a sport now

03/27/2017 - 06:02 |
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