1. TREE SHAPING

It’s a very cool hobby in which you train living trees and other woody plants into artistic shapes or useful structures. Think about growing your own chair! It might take a while though.

2. BEETLE FIGHTING

Choose different types of beetles to fight against each other. Beetle fighting enthusiasts sometimes breed different species of beetles for fighting. You can find videos about it online, but while some might find it interesting, others may think it’s a bit gross!

3. NEWSRAIDING

This consists of appearing as a bystander in the background of television shows.  Very few have the resolve, planning skills, and perfect star-alignment to call this a hobby and not just a mere pipe dream.  There has only been one truly great newsraider, Paul Yarrow, from the UK.  He has appeared in many many broadcasts. Check out a collection here!

4. EXTREME IRONING

Yes, it’s a competitive sport, also known as “EI”.  Extreme ironing consists of ironing clothing in different, usually extreme, situations like while rock climbing, surfing, on a kayak…

5. STONE SKIPPING

Yes it’s exactly that. You take a nice oval stone and you try to make it bounce on water as many times as possible. The current record holder managed a 51 bounce throw.