An Unusual Use for Mobile Phones

Finland is home to Nokia, the world’s leading manufacturer of mobile phones. Maybe that explains why the country is also home to the Mobile Phone Throwing Championship.

That’s right. There’s actually a contest to see how far you can throw a mobile phone. Playing games on a mobile phone is a favorite pastime of millions, but playing games with the phone itself is a new twist.

In Finland, spectators cheered and blew plastic whistles as contestants launched cellphones into the sky. More than 200 people from five countries took part in the fifth annual mobile phone fling held at the end of August.

So how far can you throw a mobile phone? We don’t know about you personally, but champion Ville Piipo of Helsinki can hurl a Nokia mobile handset 270 feet. His championship toss set a new world record for phone throwing. Champions were also crowned in team and junior divisions. Toni Kuusela won the coveted junior championship with a phone toss just two feet shy of Piipo’s mark.

Contestants choose which model of phone they would throw. Perhaps manufacturers should start considering how aerodynamic their mobile phone's design is. We can only guess where the contestants get their motivation for propelling cell phones into space.

At the Olympics, where phone throwing is not an official sport, athletes and visitors may feel like giving their phone a toss when the bill arrives. At least five million additional mobile cell phone users made calls outside their home territory during the Olympics. Just think of all those roaming charges.

Also See: cell phone definitions.

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Wendy Whittaker is a successful author and regular contributor to http://www.1st-in-cell-phones.com. A cellular phone industry resource featuring articles, comparisons and reviews of cellular phone and service plans.