The most unusual competitions, which take place in the world

Man has a passion for competition. People have always sought to create an artificial, controlled environment in which they can bring out the best — and there was competition. We present a selection of unusual Championships and competitions in which everyone can participate.

Contest on the most long and elegant beards and mustaches.

Similar competitions are held in 1990.

Koperzhinskaya cheese race is held on the last Monday of may at 12:00 local time, in the festival of Spring at Cooper's hill, near Gloucester in the Cotswolds, England.

Participants climb to the top of the hill and wait for the signal. Then the slope is allowed to roll down the cheese, which give chase all the participants. At the foot of a hill, be sure to duty several ambulances and a team of rescuers. Whoever is the first to cross the finish line and grabbed the cheese, get it as a prize. Race is often associated with health risk in previous years, participants received a serious back injury, neck, head, broken legs, arms, ribs.

The championship game on an air guitar. A unique technique of digital games, improvisation and the most difficult of the party. All this Arsenal have in stock the participants in Finland. The winner will get a real guitar handmade.

The championship is held since 1996.

Spell worms. Held in England since 1980.

Every year competing together to "enchant" worms and shouting, stomping and clapping to entice worms from the ground. At the moment, the record belongs to the girl gathered 567 worms in 30 minutes.

World Cup carrying wives in Finland.

The heads of the families overcome 253-meter obstacle course, together with their wives on their shoulders.

Festival "Crying sumo baby" in Japan. Held for 400 years.

Sumo wrestlers take out two babies. Who are the kids first cry, the winner. If the children began to cry at the same time, the winner is the one who shouts louder.

Fight on the toes. Held in England in hotel Bentley Brook Inn since 1974.

Racing lawn mowers. Popular in the UK and Australia.

Rock, scissors, paper.

This is a game everyone knows, to play it even the children in the yard. And now this game are held world Championships.

Championship antics is held annually in England.

Championship spitting cherry pits.

Held for over 40 years. The winner spat the bone at a distance of 28.5 meters.

International competition for throwing a black pudding.

According to legend, when in the 15th century, York and Lancaster has faced on the battlefield, they ran out of ammunition, and they started throwing food. Until now, in honor of the battle every year people rush black (Lancaster) pudding Yorkshire pudding.

Cockroach races in Australia.

Annually on 26 January for twenty years in hotel Story Bridge Hotel in Brisbane hosts competitions of these smart insects.

Championship beds.

Performed all around the world, often the purpose of the championship is to raise funds for charity.

Bee competition in China. The goal is to determine which of the parties to the village a greater number of bees. The number of bees is measured in kilograms.

Racing shovels.

You can reach the speed of 60 miles per hour.

International competition in the nail industry — NAILYMPIA.

Held for 10 years. The competition of masters of nail service.

Competition crawling babies.

In one such competition in China participated 450 kids.

Throwing a mobile phone in Finland.

The current record of 110 metres.

Air Sex competition simulating sex.

Held in the USA since 2009.

Racing ostriches.

Race popular in Africa and the United States.