Hmmm... This could be a fairly popular sport... And potentially with significant positive social benefits
http://digg.com/world_news/Two_million_Muslims_prepare_to_stone_devil_at_haj assuming that we think that keeping the devil at bay is a positive outcome... M -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dave miller Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 8:42 AM To: NetBehaviour for networked distributed creativity Subject: Re: [NetBehaviour] STONE THROWING COMPETITION 2010 yes! me too - this is a proper sport dave 2009/12/15 james morris <[email protected]>: > > YES! > > > > On 15/12/2009, "info" <[email protected]> wrote: > >>STONE THROWING COMPETITION 2010 - The art of the emptying hand. >> >>SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010 12:00 >> >>Sand bay (weston sur le mer), Somerset, England. >> >>Pit your stone throwing skills against the best in the world in soon >>to be Olympic sport. >> >>Competitors will be judged on accuracy, power and style when throwing >>stones at a variety or targets at a variety of distances. >> >>There will also be a trick shot session, which include throwing round >>corners, the long shot and 'bring the rain' stone throwing over >>cliffs. Smashing things up is fun! Especially with stones! >> >>Meet at the junction Birkett\Kewstone Road. >> >>Throwing thoughts: >> >>We can imagine an early human picking up a rock, examining it, and >>throwing it. The rock thuds against a tree, the creature ambles up to >>and sees a small hole in the bark, looking back to where they were >>they realise that, at a distance, they can overcome space, time, >>gravity and in that moment of realisation the whole future of >>humankind is decided. (NASA smashed up the moon by throwing a rocket >>at it in 2009.) Nothing quite betters the feeling of achieving the >>impossible glory of the long shot. It is possible to achieve ecstasy >>from this meditative and spectacular practice. >> >>http://sparror.cubecinema.com/james-kennard/stone_throwing_competition >>_2010.html >>http://irational.org/heath/stone_age_hunting/stone_throwing_competition_20 08/ >> >>_______________________________________________ >>NetBehaviour mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- Prints for sale: http://www.etsy.com/shop/visualstories Etsy Blog: http://etsy-visualstories.blogspot.com/ Art Portfolio: http://davemiller.org Art Blog: http://davemiller.org/art_blog _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
