A History of Tug-Of-War Fatalities (2014)

Re:A History of Tug-Of-War Fatalities (2014) by throwaywgsid on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:50AM (#13920319)

A footnote of history, but fraternities were once known for intense competition and a yearly tug of war between houses was common. Part of the history of tug of war I guess?

Anyways, my school is one of the few left which still honors the tradition http://huskiesifc.org/the_site/?page_id=45

The fraternities train like hell for months, it's the real deal.

If you want to see one hell of a tug of war look up "NIU tugs" on youtube.

The really old pictures show it was traditional done over stream so the losers get soaked. Now it's done on dry ground but it's still just as serious. The ropes and other equipment we used likely dated back to the 60's or earlier. The rope was so huge...Maybe 5 inches... It was definitely made for boat anchors

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Re:A History of Tug-Of-War Fatalities (2014) by sillysaurus3 on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @07:14AM (#13921211)

NIU tugs: https://youtu.be/vQ3OPHeSOB0?t=66

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Re:A History of Tug-Of-War Fatalities (2014) by WalterBright on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @02:57AM (#13920340)

At Caltech a mud puddle would separate the two teams.

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