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| ==== Caber toss ==== | ==== Caber toss ==== | ||
| - | Caber tossing is a popular Scottish game where people play by tossing a caber (Gaelic for " | + | Caber tossing is a popular Scottish game where people play by tossing |
| ==== Tug O' War ==== | ==== Tug O' War ==== | ||
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| ==== Scottish hammer throw ==== | ==== Scottish hammer throw ==== | ||
| - | The hammer is a ball weighing between 16 and 22 pounds placed at the end of a spar about 4 feet long. The object of the contest is to throw it as far as possible. [([[https:// | + | The hammer is a ball weighing between 16 and 22 pounds placed at the end of a wooden handle |
| ==== Weight over the bar ==== | ==== Weight over the bar ==== | ||
| The contestant stands under a currant suspended at a height of about 2 meters, grabs a 56-pound weight, and throws it vertically upward trying to throw it over the crossbar so as not to knock it down. If he succeeds, the bar goes even higher. The winner is the one who manages to throw the weight over the crossbar suspended as high as possible. [([[http:// | The contestant stands under a currant suspended at a height of about 2 meters, grabs a 56-pound weight, and throws it vertically upward trying to throw it over the crossbar so as not to knock it down. If he succeeds, the bar goes even higher. The winner is the one who manages to throw the weight over the crossbar suspended as high as possible. [([[http:// | ||
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