What happens when you go out in the wilderness with your ironing board and a determined intention of using it? In the old days, people might simply accuse you of turning crazy and lock you up in a sanatorium to get a complimentary lobotomy; but nowadays you can actually say it’s a new sport called extreme ironing, and not only get away with acting insane, but also look cool doing so. While the less attentive viewer might think this innovative extreme sport is actually a crazy excuse for escaping boredom, nothing could be farther from the truth; so if that’s your case, you should be minded this is actually a serious thing. Really; just look:

According to the official website, this is “the latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well pressed shirt.” How’s that for a concept? In this deep union of body, soul, and ironing board, the brave adepts of ironing board will truly go out of their way in order to achieve the most daring ironing stunts available to man. The best thing is that extreme ironing is probably the only extreme sport where you end up looking quite sharply dressed. Eh, maybe I’ll give it a go, sometime. In the meanwhile, there’s plenty photos to look at in the official website, here; and there’s also this highly informative documentary: