This is a clip of the 2025 World Championship of Shoe Shining, in which three finalists had 20 minutes to shine a pair of Bridlen Straight Tip Oxfords to as close to a mirror-finish as possible. Each was allowed a selection of Saphir Médaille d’Or waxes, brushes, and cloths, and
Note: Video is a must-watch, totally wild. This is a video of Team Singapore’s winning 4-way free routine at the 5th FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Belgium. Such precision! I bet they’d make an accurate watch. Me? I used to wear a watch for fashion, but– “Fashion is dead.”
Competing in the 3A division of the World Yo-Yo Contest, this is a video of Hajime Miura’s winning dual yo-yo performance. And what a performance it is! If he’d performed this for a king and queen in medieval times there’s no doubt in my mind they’d kill the court jester
This is a video of first-time competitor Mica of FlyingHighHobbyHorse sharing her experience participating in the 2023 Finnish Hobby Horse Championships. In the event, hobby horse equestrians compete in show jumping, dressage, and western-style riding, with the winner taking home a real pony! Just kidding, I’m not sure what they
This is the helmet cam footage from cyclist Kilian Bron’s winning 2023 Mountain Of Hell bike run (he’s won the race three times previously as well). The 25km (15.5 mile) trail, which is pretty much the entirety of a mountain at Les Deux Alpes ski resort in France, features all
Seen here looking like a rag doll, this is a video of Canadian Delaney Irving winning the women’s race at the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling event, still managing to roll across the finish line first despite having been knocked unconscious near the bottom of the hill. Apparently Delaney was unaware
This a clip of 14-year old Dev Shah clenching victory in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling ‘psammophile’ (pronounced sam-a-file, a plant or animal that prefers or thrives in sandy areas). He knew from the very start that he had it. Way to go, Dev. For reference,
This is a video of tennis player Daria Kasatkina performing a smooth-as-silk between the legs shot for a point during a recent French Open match, undoubtedly demoralizing her opponent Markéta Vondroušová enough to secure a second round victory. Damn, that has to sting. Like how I imagine my nieces and