The Sport of Competitive Tobbedansen



Te Land, Ter Zee En In De Lucht is a Dutch TV show that ran from 1973 until 2011, and then was revived in 2024. It translates to On land, at sea and in the air. It's a game show featuring wacky competitions. The competition you see above is called Tobbedansen. The literal translation is "tub dance," and the term is used for inflatable water slides you can rent. The TV show has turned it into a more complicated recurring sport. You can read the rules, if you know Dutch. From the video, we can deduce that the goals are to 1. design a wacky boat, 2. survive launch, and 3. to travel far enough to ring a bell. It takes a while for any team to get far enough to show us the bell-ringing. The sport is not easy, but you have to admit it's entertaining. This event for the TV show took place in May at the amusement park Efteling. A good time was had by all. -via TYWKIWDBI


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