Finn takes gold at mobile phone throwing contest
Anyone wanting to throw away their mobile phone can do it in style and may even win a medal -- at the Mobile Phone Throwing World Championship, Finland's latest contribution to offbeat athleticism. "There are a lot of mobile phones on the second-hand market, and we are recycling them (before they become toxic waste)," Founder Christine Lund said. This year's gold medal went to Finland's Lassi Etelatalo, who flung a scrapped Nokia unit a forceful 89.00 meters. "I prepared by javelin throwing, I haven't really practiced throwing mobile phones," Etelatalo told Reuters. Lund says competitors all have their favorite throwing brand. "People choose by size, by color or by how it fits in the hand ... Some believe a heavy model will ensure a long throw, some want a light one."
扔手機比賽,芬蘭人奪冠
任何想扔掉自己手機的人都可以用一種時髦的方式去做,而且說不定還能在“扔手機世界杯賽”上贏得獎牌呢。這是芬蘭對別出心裁運動癖好的最新貢獻。這項賽事創(chuàng)辦人Christine Lund說:“二手市場上有許多手機,我們是在他們變成有毒廢棄物前回收利用一下。”今年的金牌得主是來自芬蘭的Lassi Etelatalo。他使勁兒將一部“諾基亞”扔出89米遠。他對路透社記者說:“我是用扔標(biāo)槍準(zhǔn)備比賽的,之前其實沒練過扔手機。”Lund女士說,參賽者投擲的時候都有各自喜歡的牌子。“人們會看手機的大小、顏色或拿在手里的感覺…… 有些人相信份量重的型號能扔得遠,有些人則想要一個分量輕的。”