Unusual free-time activities

By unusual activities we are refering to those activities that are not commonly known by us, or that we find too odd and weird. Those activities people do that are strange to our eyes and could produce a feeling of uneasiness in us. But once you lay aside that strange feeling, then unknown and starnge starts evolving into peculiar and interesting and new. 

As we have seen, hobbies and leisures form part of what we call free-time. That beautiful and magestic moment in the day were you actually can choose what to do. 

That tough moment were you have to choose what to do in this precious, brief time you own.

Should i do this, our should i better stay at home and watch TV? Should i go out and breathe  clean, pure, fresh air, or stay inside with my computer?i can always open my window.

Most of you might decide between the "usual" activities, already mentioned and do nothing (staying home), but please let me introduce you to a set of peculiar activities/hobbies you could at some point try:

1)EATING BRICKS

    If  you want to be strong and tough, eat a brick! No one will underestimate your power. This also helps if you want to have a stronger jaw, it can come in handy if you are eating a hard piece of meat. Just look at this granny, you do not want to get into trouble with her.

 

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Materials you may need: 1) a brick 2) some courage 3) dentist or doctor ensurance
Posibles outcomes: 1) broken teeth  2)stronger jaw  3)broken jaw 








2)PARKOUR AND FREE RUNNING

Parkour, as seen in the video, is a gimnastic-like. It is not strikted to urban places, it can also be done in rural locations. As the video shows, it consist in a phisical work, using every muscle in your body you can jump from various heights and climb walls, etc.

  Its most likely origin would be in the 1930's. First viwed by the French as military excersice process to maintain their soldiers in shape. This exercise consisted in the practise of 10 physical areas: climbing, running, walking, jumping, swimming, quadrupedal movements,balancing, throwing,lifting and self-defense. 

   It's popularity started in 1990's 2000.

Equipment: light clothes, comfortable running/sports shoes, and luck.

 

 

 

3)Geocaching

 

  Is a real life treasure hunting using GPS or other electronic device that can be use to track a location. The "player" or participant is given a set of coordinates and he/she must go to that location to find the object hidden somewhere in that location. The idea is to go find an object (will be at a container), and once found it replace it with an object of your choice, so then other people can go to the location to find the "treasure". it can be any object.

http://www.geocaching.com/guide/default.aspx

 

         

4)Planking
  It consist in you lying down horizontally, in the ground or in an unsusal place, preferibly in a public location and then take a picture of you doing it and posting it in the internet.

 

 



5)Taphopihilia
   Is a particular interests in cementeries. So the hobbie will mainly consist in going to cementeries and read the gravestines, take walks admiring the environmente, and the such.

 

 

 



6)Cryptozoology
  It is the study and the "hunting" of creatures that their existence is dubious. Creatures that have not yet poven that they exist. An exaple would be: The seeking of Big Foot (USA) or the Loch Ness Monster (UK).
 
  

 

 

 

7)The Furry Fetiche

     Is about people liking to dress up in this animal costumes that are furry and comfortable, just beacuse of fun.

 



 

 

8)Playing Dead

  It basically consisits in pretending to be dead and taking pictures of you to post them online.

  An exaple of this activity is Chuck Lamb, 47. He has a wife and six kids. His dream was to be an actor, to appear in TV.

 

 

9)Paint your Dog

   How many of you have dogs? And how many of you have those signs saying "Watch out with the dog"? One may think those signs are too common, so what if you could actually have a sign saying "watch out with the tiger!". It is an increasing hobby in China, the dogs owners dye their dogs hair so they can appear to be another animal. It is not necessary for it to be a realistic animal.       It may work with robbers at night time. They will enter the house thinking is all a joke, and then bang! the tiger appears.

 

 

 

10)Knitting Breasts

   The unsual hobby of Mrs. Audrey Horncastle, age 84, from Woodingdean, near Brighton is to make woolen knitted breasts. She makes this specially for her daughters enfermary class, that is teaching mother how to breast feed.

   So if you girls are wanting more because you dont have, this two ladies are ready to collaborate with you and fulfill your request.

 

 

 

 

11)Ways ti Iron

   Ironing your clothes might be boring, especially if you have to do it. So the solution to this proble is to find ways to make it intersting. Of course you can use the "traditional" solution such as: turning on the TV, hear music, etc. But you can always push it to another level and make it EXTREME. Follow this example:

 

Because ironing your clothes at home is too mainstream.



 

 



 

12)Mooing

   As the title says, is about imitating the sound that cows make, the MOO.

   There also exists a competition of mooing contest in Winsconsin State Fair, were the price for first place is about $1000. It is to be known that once a 10 year old boy won this contests among 80 or so participants of various ages.

 

 

Mariela A.