[Categories] > Sports & Recreation

Curling (June 30, 2004)
Throwing stones for fun and profit

T'ai Chi Ch'uan (August 10, 2004)
The meditative martial art

Push Hands (September 1, 2004)
The paradoxical secret weapon of t'ai chi

Piñatas (October 1, 2004)
History of a breakthrough

Automatic Transmissions for Bicycles (October 5, 2004)
Reinventing the two-wheeler

Image-Stabilizing Binoculars (November 9, 2004)
Complex solutions to a simple problem

The Trapeze (November 12, 2004)
How Jules Léotard revolutionized the circus

The Yo-Yo (November 13, 2004)
Giving an old toy a new spin

Pedometers (November 14, 2004)
Your mileage may vary

Wife-Carrying Contests (November 17, 2004)
Obstacles to a healthy relationship

Rent-a-Dog (November 23, 2004)
Canine company by the hour

Hoverboards (December 15, 2004)
The next generation of skateboards?

Bhutanese Archery (December 25, 2004)
Shooting game

Origin of the Trophy Cup (January 1, 2005)
Handing it to the winner

Geocaching (January 11, 2005)
Adventures with GPS and hiking boots

Sandboarding (February 13, 2005)
Dry surfing or hot snowboarding?

Rebreathers (February 17, 2005)
Taking scuba to new depths

Cueva de las Manos (February 25, 2005)
Ancient spray-painted art in Patagonia

Rock Paper Scissors Tournaments (March 11, 2005)
A stone's throw from the cutting edge

Extreme Ironing (March 12, 2005)
Pressing your luck

Underwater Hockey (March 20, 2005)
A breathtakingly unusual sport

Freediving (March 22, 2005)
Taking the oxygen-free plunge

Parkour (May 16, 2005)
Turning a city into an obstacle course

Coin Tossing (May 25, 2005)
Putting a new spin on randomness

Assateague Island (August 16, 2006)
The beach where people go to enjoy…the beach

Bossaball (March 28, 2007)
The game with bounce

Hikaru Dorodango (August 1, 2007)
Mud balls as art