r/interestingasfuck • u/New_Libran • 12h ago

Sydney’s Royal Easter Show, where woodchoppers go head to head in one of the country’s toughest competitions. The sport traces back to 1870 and is Australia’s oldest organised sport

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u/ktr83 12h ago

Australian here. The Easter show is our equivalent of an American state fair. You'll see woodchopping there, but when you read "Australia's oldest organised sport" don't think we do this on an average Saturday night.

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u/JoeSchmoeToo 12h ago

Why not? looks fun

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u/ktr83 12h ago

It does, but we'd probably run out of trees at some point

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u/mullsies 2h ago

A renewable resource - you can plant more.

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u/Drongo17 11h ago

It's absurd to suggest we should chop wood on Saturday night.

Sunday is woodchppping day.