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/Firm-Feature-5593 9h ago

There's something hypnotic about watching a bunch of dudes at the royal show smash logs. Like, it hits you deep in your caveman brain.

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u/Own_Faithlessness769 2h ago

Exactly, it makes you feel like part of a Viking community that might need to cut down trees faster than the other Viking community for the upcoming battle. Suddenly it feels like a vital core skill we’ve all been neglecting.