In Finland’s wife carrying contest the winner gets the female partner’s weight in beer.
The sumo winner should get his weight in macaroons. (That’s a lot of macaroons.)
What determines the winner? Speed over a specified distance?
I imagine it’s crossing the finish line first.
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So probably still beneficial to have a low-weight wife in that some beer is better than no beer (presumably).
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i am guessing your wife is, who she is and weighs what she does.
It isn’t like picking a jockey for the Derby
I’m not suggesting that men ought to pick their wives to improve their odds of winning beer, but I am saying that men who happen to have lower-weight wives have a higher expected beer winnings in this event.
Obviously their own strength is a big factor too.
Wouldn’t they just call it the line?
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I think I’ll test this out with Mini T-2
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It is a timed obstacle course. Fastest time wins.
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I did not watch the whole thing but those women all appear to be fairly fit.
i wonder how long the event was going on before the canonical best carrying form was adopted by the majority
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Yeah that was an interesting technique. I was initially expecting fireman’s carry, but that technique was developed on the assumption of passivity on the part of the person being carried. In hindsight it makes sense that it’s not automatically optimal when the carryee can be an active participant in being carried.
My favorite dad joke…
Where does the Helsinki marathon end? At the finish line. It’s a running joke around the office.
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I feel sorry for the guy at the beginning that did the face plant. 
which time?
3:44 sitting on your wife’s head. They might have to rethink her position.
7:45 got a nice tummy rub.
12:00 forget to let his wife off.
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