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In Finland, mobile phone throwing is an official sport with world championships and prizes for distance and accuracy
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Bizarre Human BehaviorMar 26, 2026

In Finland, mobile phone throwing is an official sport with world championships and prizes for distance and accuracy

Finland hosts annual mobile phone throwing world championships. Contestants hurl old phones for distance and accuracy. The world record throw reached 336 feet far. Winners receive new smartphones as prizes ironically. Over 1,000 people compete internationally each year.

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