Flying Dung!

There is a curious traditional sport in South Africa. It is called Kudu dung-spitting (Bokdrol Spoeg in the Afrikaans language).

The winner is the contestant who is able to spit one of the small, hard Kudu dung pellets the furthest.

Unlike many similar sports, the distance is measured from the marker to the place the dung pellet comes to rest, rather than where it initially hit the ground.

The world record stands at 15.56m (51″), set in 2006 by Shaun van Rensburg from Addo.

I know this sounds like a joke fit for first of April. But it is quite true. I have tried it myself, but I got nowhere near the work record.

When you visit South Africa you may try it yourself. Good luck!

Technical data: Canon 1D Mark IV with EF lens f4/500mm | ISO 2000 | 1/2000sec | f4 | ev-1 | WB 6500K | AV Mode | Crop to 75% of original image

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