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  1. Freestyle, Trials, Street, Off-Road, Distance make way for . .. .

    EXTREME IDlING!!!
    As a satire and parity of 'Extreme Ironing'
    (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extreme_ironing), Extreme IDling is the
    newest "style" into the unicycling community.
    It's all the goodness of Extreme Ironing, with more extremity because
    there's a focus on *more risk!*

    Ever wanted to idle:
    on one of the local police cruisers?
    on the countertop at a McDonald's?
    in a flying jumbo jet?
    within 15 feet of the President?
    on the edge of a cliff?
    in a bank with a ski mask on?
    in heavy traffic with pedestrians?
    or in raw sewage?

    With Extreme IDling . . . Now you can!
    The key is creativity. Rather than restrictively define places, times,
    and styles of idling, I'll leave it up to the participants to create
    idling missions, execute and photograph them. The sport will evolve from
    there!

    As long as there is a risk of injury, incarceration, or humiliation (or
    any word that rhymes with the latter two) it qualifies!
    Example: Getting the mail from your mailbox doesn't count - unless
    you're naked and it's daylight.

    Rules, Guidlines and Legal Stuff.
    There are no levels or points. Only a Master and Students.
    The "Master" of the sport is selected via a popularity contest of
    submitted photographs.
    All other participants are "Students."
    The Master shall be called "Master" and can blurt "go back to the temple
    and learn, your skills are weak!" at anytime orally or written, or cause
    the same to be done amoung participants.
    Legal Disclaimers must be present at each "competition"
    All competitions are to be held online using photographs and are open
    for anyone to compete.
    Like Extreme Ironing, the sport is closely coupled with photography:
    Photos should be taken with the cranks in 6 and 12 o'clock.
    Any wheel size can be used. Bikes, trikes, and recumbants allowed.
    No devices without pedals, cranks and a rolling wheel allowed.
    Pictures cannot be graphically created.
    Extreme IDling must be "called." To prevent idles from being accidently
    captured the rider must bust out with "Extreme IDling!" at the time of
    the idle.
    References to Exteme IDling must always be spelled with a capital "D"
    On the honor system: The photos submitted must have a true "idle"
    captured (i.e. not a downhill descent where the cranks are 6 and 12)

    Legal Disclaimer:
    Participate in Extreme IDling at your own risk. The participants do not
    endorse illegal or immoral activities including but not limited to
    defacing or damaging property, harming living beings or breaking laws.
    Not recommended for level 1 or very inexperienced riders. (Some Esq. can
    help me develop that a bit, hopefully)

    Credits to and Inspiration by
    'This quote relating \"Extreme Ironing\" to \"Extreme unicycling\"'
    (http://tinyurl.com/5z8ss)
    'The invention of \"rolling trials\"' (http://tinyurl.com/553df)
    'Klown Life's vid' (http://tinyurl.com/4m2wr)
    'The thread of backwards and idle minds' (http://tinyurl.com/6eeot)

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  2. Phoptos may be somewhere for some of these:

    I've Extreme IDled:

    On top of a church tower near Bristol
    On the balcony of a 100 foot monument in Hertfordshire
    On top of the keep of Warwick Castle
    On a floating pontoon at Home Pierrepoint National Water Sports Centre

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  3. I want to see someone idle with an invisible fence dog collar on, over
    the invisible fence. Only then will I say your Kung Fu is strong.

    --
    bugman - Survivor 2004 Wolfman Duathalon

    -"Worried about rising sea levels? Move into the hills! I might be a
    hillbilly but when you're drinking saltwater in the 2nd floor of your
    beach condo, my mullet will be drier than a can of Skoal left open on a
    sunny day."- - maestro8

    -"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who
    are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."- -
    Albert Einstein

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  4. I know, after reading the detailed rules (thanks), that although I
    excitedly thought this was an eXtreme IDle, but alas doesn't qualify as
    it was more a still stand and the pedals are in 3-9 (there wasn't enough
    space to idle, if that helps to apease my concience). Still, being the
    top of Snowdon, the highest point in England and Wales seemed like quite
    a good candidate for this thread.

    'Snowdon summit' (http://tinyurl.com/5dw7u)

    Has anyone else ever done this - I wonder if it might be a nice little
    'first', or has someone else has claimed that already?

    Cool,

    Sam

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  5. I can't idle... yet. 🙄

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  6. unigamer said:

    *I can't idle... yet. 🙄 *

    Better get on that, it is one of the most import skills a unicyclist can
    have.😉

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    bugman - Survivor 2004 Wolfman Duathalon

    -"Worried about rising sea levels? Move into the hills! I might be a
    hillbilly but when you're drinking saltwater in the 2nd floor of your
    beach condo, my mullet will be drier than a can of Skoal left open on a
    sunny day."- - maestro8

    -"The world is a dangerous place to live, not because of the people who
    are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it."- -
    Albert Einstein

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  7. there's a sport kinda like this one and extreme ironing, but it doesn't
    actually have a name. if it did, it would be EXTREME SPEEDCUBING!! the
    most extreme places to solve a Rubiks Cube! I've solved a cube
    underwater, at the top of the CN Tower, while riding a roller coaster,
    and others have solved it while skydiving, wakeboarding, and OF COURSE
    while idling!!

    check 'em all out at speedcubing.com

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  8. If you weren't 11 that would be funny... :p

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  9. i'm not sure that counts. it looks like you're in your garage. hell the
    rules even mention that naked doesn't count unless it's daylight and
    you're outside. this needs to be in the attire thread, not here. try
    actaully going somewhere.

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  10. 'extreme idling'
    (

    )
    (while connected to . . . . . .)

    enjoy.

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  11. redwelly

    Has anyone else ever done this - I wonder if it might be a nice little 'first' said:

    Sorry Sam, did that a couple of years ago and i'm by no means the
    first, people have been riding snowdon for a long time. Now if anyone
    has actually idled on top of the trig point (big stone post) right at
    the top of snowdon then that may be a first, we considered it but the
    fall is some distance if you [censored] it up and then of course you're stuck
    up a mountian with whatever injury you have. Also it's probably large
    enough to take an idling 20" wheel, and we were all on 24" or 26".

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    Dave

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  12. kington99 said:

    Sorry Sam, did that a couple of years ago and i'm by no means the first,
    people have been riding snowdon for a long time.

    I think Sam might have beaten you on this one, the picture is dated
    March 2004. But I think various people mounted on the trig point at the
    top of Snowdon at the BMW I led, which was October 2003.

    I dunno if anyone rode Snowdon before that, except for Noel Holland in
    2002 and me in 2001. Neither me or Noel are the sort of people who'd do
    silly stuff like that, so unless there's someone else out there who
    went up Snowdon before, I'd guess whoever did the climby thing on Oct
    2003 was the first. Anyone?

    Joe

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  13. I've juggled on top of that trig point . . . and at the top of Cadair
    Idris.

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  14. joemarshall said:

    I think Sam might have beaten you on this one, the picture is dated
    March 2004. But I think various people mounted on the trig point at the
    top of Snowdon at the BMW I led, which was October 2003.

    Our first Snowdon trip was December 2003.

    Loose.

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  15. i think seager has the competition beat for extreme idling... he is
    level 10.5 o_0...

    (masterbation while idling)

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