Bizarre Contests, World Records from National Geographic
Dongwan, Guangdong, China, March 8, 2009--Young men celebrate International Women's Day by sprinting in high heels.

Crested Butte Mountain, Colorado, March 28, 2009--The annual Slush Huck pond skimming contest, at the base of Crested Butte
Mountain, involves making a pond and then skimming in it for as long as possible.
Bali, Indonesia, March 4, 2009--Young Balinese girls compete during an international yoga festival in Denpasar.

Glasgow, Scotland, February 23, 2009--Competitions can take many forms: human vs. human; human vs. nature; and human vs.
the Guinness Book of World Records, as shown above in this attempt to best the world record for tallest pancake stack.
Melbourne, Australia, March 4, 2009--A hopeful contestant faces off in the Australian Monopoly Championships, held at the
Eureka Skydeck.