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Extreme Ironing (or EI) is an extreme sport where participants take an ironing board to a remote location and iron items of clothing. It is the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt.

Some locations where such performances have taken place include a mountainside of a difficult climb, a forest, in a canoe, while skiing or snowboarding, on top of large bronze statues, in the middle of a street, underwater, whilst parachuting, under the ice cover of a lake and many more.

See below some of the sport’s greatest athletes, for more visit the official site here.

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Michael Jordan

March 19th 2010 00:18

Michael Jordan is generally regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time. He was inaugurated into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

After a standout career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he led the Tar Heels to a National Championship in 1982, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls in 1984. He quickly emerged as a league star, entertaining crowds with his prolific scoring. His leaping ability, illustrated by performing slam dunks from the free throw line in slam dunk contests, earned him the nicknames "Air Jordan" and "His Airness". He also gained a reputation for being one of the best defensive players in basketball. In 1991, he won his first NBA championship with the Bulls, and followed that achievement with titles in 1992 and 1993, securing a "three-peat". Although Jordan abruptly retired from basketball at the beginning of the 1993–94 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball, he rejoined the Bulls in 1995 and led them to three additional championships (1996, 1997, and 1998) as well as an NBA-record 72 regular-season wins in the 1995-96 NBA season. Jordan retired for a second time in 1999, but returned for two more NBA seasons in 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.

This article at Sports Illustrated celebrates Michael's career on his way to the Hall of Fame. A sample of images and information from his playing days are below. Read the full article here.

Michael Jordan raised his national profile when, as a freshman, he made the go-ahead jumper in the closing seconds of North Carolina's 63-62 victory against Georgetown in the 1982 national championship game.

In 1984, Jordan was the consensus college player of the year, the leading scorer on the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic team and the third pick in the NBA draft. The Bulls selected Jordan after the Rockets took Hakeem Olajuwon at No. 1 and the Trail Blazers chose Sam Bowie at No. 2.

In what's widely regarded as the best dunk contest of all time, Jordan edged Dominique Wilkins in the 1988 event in Chicago. Later that year, Jordan won his first MVP award and lifted Chicago past Cleveland in a first-round series before he and the Bulls were roughed up by the Bad Boy Pistons in the conference semifinals.

In Jordan's first full season since his return, the Bulls (72-10) became the first team in NBA history to win at least 70 games. Jordan was the regular-season MVP, the All-Star MVP and the Finals MVP.

*This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article for Michael Jordan.

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Ice Skating Crashes

February 24th 2010 01:32

At the winter Olympic games ice skaters have a reputation for impeccable decorum and grace.
However, it doesn't always go according to plan!

*Images sourced from Damn Funny Pictures.

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Great Racing Horses

November 30th 2009 20:14

Greatest Racing Horses of All Time!

Race horses can perform against the odds, achieve amazing feats and inspire a nation during dark times. These champion thoroughbreds not only enter racing halls of fame, but have statues built in their honour and films made about their lives. Here are four of the greatest racing horses who ever lived. Images and information sourced from Life.com. Read about more of the great champions here.

Phar Lap

Foaled in New Zealand in 1926 and trained in raced in Australia, Phar Lap (pictured here in 1929 with Jim Pike up) was one of the greatest runners of all-time, dominating Australian racing for his entire career until a sudden illness killed him. Some evidence suggests he succumbed to arsenic poisoning (perhaps ordered by gangsters who bet against him before his final race), but no conclusive cause of death has ever been determined.

Secretariat Wins the Derby

Jockey Ron Turcotte rides Secretariat during the 99th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on May 5, 1973. Secretariat went on to win the Preakness and, in one of the greatest athletic performances ever witnessed, won the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths, securing the Triple Crown. Secretariat has the greatest winning percentage of any horse, and his records in the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes still stand today.

Seabiscuit After Winning the Santa Anita Handicap, 1940

Seabiscuit became an unlikely champion and a symbol of hope to many US citizens during the Great Depression.

Red Rum

The wonderful Irish runner Red Rum was foaled in 1965 and became one of the most popular horses in the storied history of British racing. He died in 1995 and was buried at the post at Aintree Racecourse (Merseyside, Liverpool). The epitaph on his marker reads: "Respect this place / this hallowed ground / a legend here / his rest has found / his feet would fly / our spirits soar / he earned our love for evermore."

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New Modern Stadium Designs

October 9th 2009 03:11

Some sporting arenas were built long ago and carry with them the traditions of the city in which they reside. However, recently new modern stadiums have been constructed which showcase the progressiveness of the area and its people. Thanks to Time.com, here are some very aesthetically pleasing stadiums built in recent times.

cool stadiums - bird's nest olympics Beijing

National Stadium

A.k.a the Bird's Nest, Herzog & de Meuron's intricately woven bowl became a symbol of the Beijing Olympics.

University of Phoenix Stadium

A playing field that slides in and out of the place on a tray is the wow factor of Peter Eisenman's design.

Wembley Stadium

London's new soccer field by Norman Foster's firm launches a dramatic steel arch as structural support.

Allianz Arena

The Munich soccer stadium by Herzog & de Meuron has a plastic exterior skin that lights up in team colors.

Cowboys Stadium

The Dallas-based firm HKS Architects arrived at a balance of steel and glass that's muscular in some places, transparent in others. Giant glass doors at both ends admit views and natural light, while sloping bands of fritted glass along the sides catch the sky.

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Sporting Equipment Breakthroughs

September 21st 2009 02:20

Just as technology is always improving in all aspects of our lives, the same happens with sporting equipment make things faster, easier and more accurate for participants.
However, sometimes a technological breakthrough is developed that’s so advanced, it threatens to change the very nature of the sport. What happens next can vary depending on the governing body in charge. Such breakthroughs can be adopted by all who wish to remain competitive, or it might be banned altogether for devaluing the sport in some way. Thanks to Popular Mechanics, here are some Equipment Breakthroughs which shook up sports. Read more here.

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Funny Diving Faces

August 3rd 2009 02:18

Diving at the FINA Swimming World Championships

The world's best divers are famous for their elegance and grace, however a still shot from close up can tell an entirely different story

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Extreme Paintball

February 11th 2009 06:06

To some people winning is everything, especially on the paintball field!
I imagine this device would only be useful at close range, but if you want to kill every mother f*!#$%^ in the room, accept no substitute!

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Beer Belly

January 14th 2009 11:56

Now this is one beer gut that you'll want to have. Perfect for sneaking in illegal alcohol in the last place they'll expect.

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Urinal Soccer

September 24th 2008 03:24

This is a fantastic way to make urinals more interesting, and would certainly help us boys to improve our aim! The idea is fantastic. You try and get the ball into the goal before you run out of juice. Then when you flush it pushes the ball back out for the next person. Genius!

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