As promised in New Extreme “Sports” Vol. 2, I now am turning the Eye of the ‘Dilla to SportStacking– an odd, but amazingly captivating ’sport’ that originated in the US in the 1980s but has grown internationally and has a burgeoning fan base in Germany.

In SportStacking, individuals (predominantly teenagers and younger) attempt to assemble and disassemble stacks of cups in groups of 3, 6, and 10 as fast as humanly possible. Competitions take place in real life, but one reason as to why this sport has flourished of late on the international scene has been the the ability to videotape record stacking performances and submit these videos to the World Sport Stacking Association over the Internet. As a result, world records are falling at a pace the sport has never before seen as popularity grows.

If this doesn’t sound all that interesting to you, watch this video. Ready… get set… FLASH!

For more SportStacking footage, check the following links out:

• Doubles World Record
• Yannick Zittlau - (Check out the facial expressions this guy makes!)

And as I’ve found is the case with most SportStacking videos, note the often interesting choice of music!

Tags: geekery, sports, toys, video
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