Here are some of the most popular, and dangerous, sports from around the world in no particular order. If you feel you must indulge these sports, make sure your health and life insurance policies are in order and paid up to date.
Bull Riding: Cowboys must have been super bored in the late 1800′s when they decided to try and sit on a super pissed off bull. They also must not have been very bright — after all, who would choose 8 seconds as the goal time? The bulls weigh between 1800 and 2000 pounds. And they’re super-duper angry. Often called the “most dangerous 8 seconds in sports” rodeo boys are definately a breed of their own in this sport. Notice that the horns are trimmed now so you don`t get skewed!
Hurling: Essentially lacrosse for real guys. Hurling comes from Ireland, and is also played without protective padding. Players attempt to score goals with wooden axe-shaped sticks; it’s widely known as being the world’s fastest field team sport in terms of game play. Tackling is permitted, as is two handed strikes and jabs to the body with the stick. "Ouch". No need for a helmet here, unlike lacrosse players these guys have already been hit in the head enough times for it not to matter. Honestly, they hit a hard cork and leather wraped ball at each other’s heads at close to a hundred miles an hour.
Boar Hunting: Currently wild boars are hunted both for their meat and to mitigate any damage they may cause to crops and forests. A charging boar is considered exceptionally dangerous quarry, due to its thick hide and dense bones, making anything less than a kill shot a potentially deadly mistake. Hunters have reported being butted up into trees by boars that have already taken a glancing shot.
Glacier Surfing: If you said, "Gigantic chunks of glacier crashing headlong into the sea, funneling the energy down an icy tunnel in the form of a monolithic Michael Bay mega wave," well -- good job. You're crazy and you probably already know about glacier surfing. And you're crazy.
Extreme Base/Wingsuit Jumping: The idea of combining existing activities to make a new one has served the sporting world well. But this is just plane nuts.Watch Video
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