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Finn takes gold at mobile phone throwing contest |
axxxr
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The seventh annual contest of Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship held in Finland on Saturday,drew some 100 throwers from as far afield as Canada, Russia and Belgium.
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Founder Christine Lund describes the event as a good source of light exercise with an environmentally friendly twist. "There are a lot of mobile phones on the second-hand market, and we are recycling them (before they become toxic waste),"she said.
The 7th international Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships took place in Savonlinna on Saturday the 26th of August.The new champion is Lassi Etelätalo, Finland with result 89,00 m. In the Original individual category second was last year's champion Mikko Lampi with 87,17 meters and the third was Tomi Kurvi with a result of 80,20 meters.
The new worldchampion in the Women’s category is Eija Laakso with new world record 50,83 meters! The second was Sari Säisänen and the third Tilde Frölig from Sweden.more information on: www.savonlinnafestivals.com
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REO
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The razr is still fairly new....... I'd love to use the razr in such a contest....
Not because it's a bad phone , but the form factor and weight makes it an easy choice.
I bet I can toss that sucker a few football fields away........ 
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pmerryman
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How about a go with one of these?
18 yard box perhaps.
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axxxr
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That one would be tough to get far enough!
You can WATCH VIDEO of the contest in action.
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REO
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Hmmmmm....... That clunker would pop your wrist out of place. 
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On 2006-08-28 18:42:03, REO wrote:
Hmmmmm....... That clunker would pop your wrist out of place.
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unless . . . you are an Olympic Discuss/Shot-Put medalist dude . . . that's - chicken ! I've seen this report in BBC News.
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lol all big know countries, why did belgium participate? oh yes nokia has got 2/3 of the market here.
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renesis
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I bet none of the winers trowed a BLOKIA. Lol.
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I bet they only used blokias.
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