Finn throws to win at World Cellphone Throwing championship

by Ryan Block posted Aug 28th 2006 at 1:18AM

This year's Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships have come and gone, friends, and we're pleased to report to you the winningest of the cellphone throwers that came from the world over to test their metal tossing mettle. Second place in the freestyle event went to Dutchman Elie Rusthoven, who was almost disqualified for throwing his phone out of bounds, but mustered a silver by performing a phone juggling act that won over the judges (seriously, we can't make this stuff up). But it was a gentleman by the name of Lassi Etelatalo, a Finnish javelin thrower, that lobbed his Nokia to victory at a distance of 89m, or about 291 feet -- just shy of the lengthy of one football field, and plenty enough to crush Ville Piippo's standing record of 82.55 meters. (First place in the women's event went to Eija Laakso, who tossed hers 50.83 meters.) Go long man, real long -- like, Naomi Campbell long. More pics after the break.

[Via Reuters]

Filed under: Nokia

Tags: Culture, Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships, MobilePhoneThrowingWorldChampionships, throwing

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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oven @ Aug 28th 2006 1:29AM

what handset won the competetion?

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Johnny Donato @ Aug 28th 2006 12:17PM

ur moms

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omghax @ Sep 1st 2006 10:37PM

oven got burnnnnedddddddddd

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Dean @ Sep 12th 2006 9:51AM

89 meters is nothing. I threw my phone in the bin last month and it ended up in Ukrain!

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Nick @ Aug 27th 2007 10:12AM

I wonder if we'll see a new category at the next event - Enterprise iPhone Users

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