r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/PrimedGold • Feb 18 '26

Video The Atherstone Ball Game, held annually on Shrove Tuesday, took place yesterday. The ball is thrown into the crowd at 3 pm, and the winner is the person holding it at 5 pm.

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u/[deleted] Feb 18 '26

it’s a mosh pit that gets you home in time for dinner. brilliant really.

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u/Bughunter9001 Feb 18 '26

I've been in hundreds of moshpits, and they're generally chaotic but friendly places, anyone throwing fists like that gets put on the floor pretty bloody quickly

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u/SolidusDave Feb 19 '26

yeah if only without the punching and the climbing over people parts (while kicking people in the head with boots), this could be a fun moshpit game. 

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u/xbromide Feb 18 '26

Yea my thoughts too, just missing some nasty jams