Snail Racing

[Randy]

Snail Racing World Championships make post-pandemic return - UPI.com

A snail racing event making its return this weekend in England has been awarded a Guinness World Record as the longest running humane snail-racing world championships.

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A snail racing event making its return this weekend in England has been awarded a Guinness World Record as the longest running humane snail-racing world championships.

The Snail Racing World Championships in Congham, England, are returning Saturday after being suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.



The event was founded by Tom Elwes in the 1960s after he attended a snail racing event in France. Guinness World Records has now named the annual event the longest running humane snail-racing world championships.

The race features snails attempting to cover a distance of 13 inches. The world record of 22 seconds was set by a snail named Archie in 1995.

The top prize in the race is a tankard of lettuce.

Thoughts?

 

[MrDawn]

Fun sport! #Team Gary

 

[Elvira]

I could take a snail!

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

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[passenger]

Playing Monopoly would definitely be more exciting.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Playing Monopoly would definitely be more exciting.

It would be, monopoly is fun sometimes.

 

[Ja sa bong]

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I wouldn't be able to stand it. It's going to take hours before the race is going to be over.

 

[ElegantAura]

I guess great if you want a lazy day out of the house

 

[passenger]

I guess great if you want a lazy day out of the house

Personally, I think I'd rather just watch the inside of my eyelids.

 

[ElegantAura]

Personally, I think I'd rather just watch the inside of my eyelids.

Maybe after the race we can eat Escargots à la Bourguignonne

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Maybe after the race we can eat Escargots à la Bourguignonne

Have you tried that?

 

[ElegantAura]

Have you tried that?

Not the exact recipe but something similar that my mother used to make

 

[cowcatcher]

If there's drinking involved, maybe 😂

As odd pastimes go, it made me think of peep jousting

 

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only snail racing i know is the movie called turbo lol