Clive Thompson wonders: Why don't people invent new sports? He does find the inventor of a fun-sounding game called whiffle hurling:

Whiffle Hurling was invented in July 2005 by a Tom Russotti, an MFA grad student at Rutgers University -- and the sole practitioner of what he calls "aesthletics." So far, only 10 games of Whiffle Hurling have ever been played. I can personally attest that it's insanely fun and offers up a genuinely new blend of activity: The crazy intensity of Irish hurling mixed with the low-stress, low-injury appeal of Whiffle ball. It manages to be simultaneously casual and intense, which is perfect for nerds like me.

This entry was published on May 30, 2008 at 02:47 pm by Cliff Kuang.

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