Extreme Sitting- You've got to be … me???

Now, there are a lot of so called “sports” out there that stretch (and then snap) the definition of the word, and most of them fall into the extreme category. […]


Now, there are a lot of so called “sports” out there that stretch (and then snap) the definition of the word, and most of them fall into the extreme category. We’ve had extreme ironing, extreme wheel barrowing and my all time favourite joke pastime, golf: all push the limits of sport as we know it but this one really takes the biscuit. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: EXTREME SITTING. Sit back in bewildered disbelief as some German hipsters demonstrate what will surely be the next big thing:

The rock soundtrack of subpar quality only makes this even more EXTREME. Here is an activity that leaps over the boundaries of social norms, and thats what being cool is all about, right? Expect an Extreme Sitting computer game, feature film and London Olympic category within the next few months. Grab your luridly coloured stool and get “radical”- first person to do a handstand-to-sit-down on the SU stair mountain will be the coolest cat on campus. I’m predicting it will be you, Unicycle Man.