7 posts tagged extreme ironing

Ironing the top before assembly of the quilt on the quilting frame Author: atree3 Keywords: ironing quilt sewing Gee’s Bend Stravinsky Violin Concerto Added: May 8, 2008 View original here: Making a Quilt 7

Australia rules when it comes to swimming, cricket and occasionally rugby. But a couple of weeks ago, a new sport was dominated in St. Leonard’s near Geelong. 72 SCUBA divers set into the ocean with a goal of beating the record for the largest amount of people ironing underwater at the same time.

© ExtremeIroning.com A group of 72 Australians have been crowned Extreme Ironing champs after beating a Guinness record for ironing laundry under water. The feat was achieved when the 72 brave souls plunged into the murky waters off a pier in Melbourne.

Filed under: Scuba Diving, Australia, NewsIf you've ever had a desire to learn underwater basket weaving, you might first want to start with underwater ironing. As much as this sounds like an April Fools post, 72 Australian scuba divers did in fact break the world record for what they call "extreme

For real. This is not another April Fool. Seventy-Two Australians strapped on SCUBA gear, jumped in the water with ironing boards, and proceeded to do their household duties while under the surface of the sea. From gillespinault on Flickr This appears to be part of a new event called–wait for it– extreme ironing.

. "Don't fall," I said. I really didn't need to say anything. This was one of the more precarious perches (have I used that alliteration before?) that Myx had balanced on. It had taken more than one try to wedge the small ironing board into the crotch of the tree at that height.