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The truth about sport is extreme ironing
Iron is an outdoor sport that combines the dangers and excitement of a "extreme" sport with the satisfaction of a tight-fitting shirt.
It involves bringing an iron and plank to remote locations and ironing a few laundry items.
This may involve ironing on the slopes, preferably when difficult climbing, or iron skiing, boating or rowing.
When did extreme iron become something?
An idea started in Leicester, England in 1997.
It combines a fun and dangerous experience with dullness and dullness, and it certainly does just that!
In June 1999, there was a worldwide recruitment campaign that included the US, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
This led to Extreme I Ironing International, when it was first recognized as a sport.
In 2000, a contingent of enthusiastic Germans returned to Germany and established a sister office.
This led to the development of Eso I ironing, an arm of EI that combines ironing with meditation principles and an extreme German ironing research center, which explores the physics of the sport.
Extreme ironing world championships
In 2002, the German Extreme Ironing Division hosted a very successful World Championship in the Valley village near Munich.
The German tailor, Hot Pants, won the individual event and an English team won the team event.
The World Championship has lit up press for the worldwide expansion of extreme ironing, with several other countries including Austria, Croatia, Chile and Australia showing flair for the sport.
How to join pole ironing?
If you are wondering "What do I need to do to get this started?"
It's quite simple actually, all you need is an iron, a plank and some clothes, then you should start in your backyard before going further, like the mountainside, forest.
Remember that the more extreme you are, the more money you have to spend on equipment.
So go out into your backyard and iron from a swings or fallen roof ...
The iron has to be hot too, so ironing underwater will be a little tricky, as plugging in it can be shocking!
