Mildly related: I'm curious what are the latest advances in consumer irons and ironing boards. Something that improved them in the last 10-15 years, even incrementally.<p>For example SSDs became much more common and affordable over the past 15 years and their parameters also improved. Are there similar improvements in household appliances like irons? Where would one look for an industry overview?
A fairly good example, from the RAF in the Falkland Islands <a href="https://youtu.be/xyA9hpfBsB4?t=149" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/xyA9hpfBsB4?t=149</a>
Interesting, but something about this article is weird. Overall it doesn't feel like it's in the Wikipedia style and some parts are very editorialized, e.g.<p>> As extreme ironing has branched off, the conditions can gain in extreme activity. For example, a branch of ironing has been developed that includes both bungee jumping and well-pressed clothing. Bungee ironing is what some would call the ultimate in the thrill of extreme ironing.[8]<p>That citation leads to <a href="https://averyj12.weebly.com/extreme-ironing.html" rel="nofollow">https://averyj12.weebly.com/extreme-ironing.html</a>, which was clearly copied wholesale from Wikipedia (all its links and citations go directly back to Wikipedia).<p>Looking at the history, there have been a lot of edits since that text was added in 2007, so it's surprising that someone hasn't rewritten it since then.
From the See also section: <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wok_racing" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wok_racing</a>
Some group used to have a drill team of serious-looking people who folded and unfolded lawn chairs in synchrony.<p>But that's not extreme ironing. <i>This</i> is extreme ironing.[1]
(From the leading company in a boring but profitable business.)<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bd900ehE9M" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bd900ehE9M</a>
For gamers, this[1] is probably the best extreme gaming equivalent. Playing horror games alone in the woods at night.<p>[1] <a href="https://youtu.be/UCvnrkN9Jjw" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/UCvnrkN9Jjw</a>
This takes me way back. When I was in high school, one of my classmates had a job in a call center, and one of the surveys he was contracted to do was for a website dedicated to extreme ironing. Unlike most surveys he had to punch in phone numbers himself, so he called a friend who was in on the joke just to get some interesting responses.<p>"How much time do you spend ironing?"
"one or two hours a day, I try not to overindulge"<p>"What's the strangest place you've ever ironed?"
"A bass boat"<p>I don't remember any of the other responses, but everyone who heard that story got a good chuckle out of it. Interesting to hear that it's stayed around so long!
Someone needs to host a legit tournament called the "Extreme Ironman". Although confusing, I bet some tri-athletes will appreciate the humor and actually sign up.
Oh, this takes me back. One of the first wonderfully weird things I discovered on Youtube almost 15 years ago. The VHS quality, the ubiquitous Rocky or Top Gun soundtrack, oh my...
For those unfamiliar, irons were devices used to smooth clothes in historical times, when men's business casual at minimum required a dress shirt and collar.
I haven't ironed anything in a decade or two. After trying one of those steamer irons, which promptly broke.<p>It had been working, and I wondered how much the heat was a factor. So I replaced it with a $1.99 fine spray bottle from Ikea, and it worked just fine! Saves a ton of electricity and time.
> extreme ironing is "the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt."<p>This was some of the humor that I didn't know I needed today. Had me laughing out loud.
This article reminds me of the fake cities that Rand McNally puts on maps to see if someone else is copying their work. I feel like this is probably a fake article put into Wikipedia to see if somebody else is copying their work....
One small past thread:<p><i>Extreme ironing</i> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6594989" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6594989</a> - Oct 2013 (2 comments)
In the French, German, Japanese, and Portuguese versions this was invented by Phillip Shaw in 1997 in Leicester, UK.<p>In the English and Spanish versions, it was invented by Tony Hiam in 1980 in Seattle.
So many people have never thought what they used to iron before electricity became popular and accessible.<p>There used to be coal irons. You open them, put some pieces of charcoal on them and use them.
Funny that the 1st Extreme Ironing World Championships were held in a country (Germany) where the native language has no word for the concept of “silly”. :D
The original extreme ironing site must be very old. I'm pretty sure I remember browsing it in mosaic on a sun workstation in the mid 90s.<p>Extreme ironing forever.
I invented a new sport a few months ago; extreme rock balancing. It's like regular rock balancing except I did it at the bottom of the sea at least 10 meters deep without scuba. I stacked 4 rocks.<p>It's a combination of freediving and rock balancing.