10 Of The World’s Most Bizzare And Unusual Hobbies

#1 New level photo-bombing

If you're looking for fun ways to spend your time, Paul Yarrow is the man to ask. His favourite hobby is just looking like a normal guy in the background of TV news reports.

#2 Of course I’ll do your ironing… let me get my wetsuit

Looking for a way to liven up your household chores? Extreme ironing is the answer. This sport basically consists of people doing their ironing in very extreme places. Base jumping, jet skiing and sky-diving, you name it, someone has probably done ironing whilst doing it.

#3 Bog snorkelling

Across the world snorkelers have been swapping the coral reef for an earthier alternative, the peat bog. The challenge is simply to swim through a 60-yard bog trench and back again in the shortest time possible. Fun fun fun.

#4 Oh I wish it could be Christmas everyday

Meet the man who has celebrated Christmas everyday for more than 20 years. He has spent over Â£1 million on this festive folly, eating 4380 turkeys, 87000 mince pies and 26000 roast potatoes in the process. He has also drunk 4400 bottles of champagne, 4400 bottles of sherry and 5,000 bottles of wine a very merry Christmas indeed.

#5 Chainsaw Carving

Some talents are all about power; others require subtlety and skill. Put the two together and you have chainsaw carving. With only a small risk of losing a limb, this art form is getting increasingly popular. Also if you're crap at it, you still get to take home a bag of lovely sawdust.

#6 Ice swimming

Simply make your way to a frozen lake, break a whole in the ice, and jump straight in. This is âÂ€Â˜ice swimming'. It's extremely dangerous to do without taking the proper safety precautionsbut it's also hugely invigorating. The International Ice Swimming Association plans to make it an Olympic sport by 2022. I say good luck to them.

#7 Finding Nessie

Steve Feltham has given up his girlfriend, his house and his job, to search for the Loch Ness Monster in Northern Scotland. Calling it "the world's greatest mystery", he has spent more than 20 years trying to spot the little scamp. Currently living in a van next to Loch Ness, there is no man we'd rather see on the job. We believe in you Steve!

#8 Ferret Legging

Ferret legging is the high-esteemed sport of stuffing a ferret down your trousers until you can no longer tolerate its biting and burrowing. Apparently not popular with the ladies, this hobby is mostly done by men. The record time was set in 2010 at a massive 5 hours and 30 minutes. Ouch.

#9 Know any good lawyers?

Our tenth kooky hobby is of course suing. No not sewing, suing. Ever heard of Jonathan Lee Riches? He loves a good lawsuit. The list of targets that Riches has allegedly tried to sue include Grand Theft Auto, George Bush, Che Guevarra, The Guinness Book of World Records, Adolf Hitler's autobiography and the dwarf planet Pluto. Like I said. He loves to sue.

#10 We’ve heard of plane spotting, train spotting (great film) and of course drain spotting…

Yes you read that correctly. Calvin Payne patrols the streets of Britain armed with his cam-recorder, spotting drains and well filming them. He claims to be a more interesting bloke than his train spotting rivals. His main concern is to protect the (literally) overlooked historical artefacts under our feet drains

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