Totem tennis
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Totem tennis is a game usually played by children. It has a pole, called the totem, with a ball
on a string attached to it. Players use small tennis racquet made out of plastic to hit the ball around the pole. The pole has at the bottom a spike and foot paddles to push it into the ground. The pole also has strong wire coiled around its top, and a free spinning bearing; the ball and string can be attached to either. The free spinning bearing
allows players to hit the ball in any direction according to their need; the coil allows them to compete. The competitors hit the ball in a direction to make it go up or down the coil; the winner is the person who gets the ball to their end of the coil, top or bottom.
A Guinness World Record attempt for the most people playing Totem Tennis simultaneously occurred on the December 3, 2006 at Lake Parramatta, Sydney
, Australia
. The event was hosted by Totem Circle (now known as GYRATE)–an advertising and events company. The event was staged to mark the launch of the company. In total, 108 players smashed their way to a world record.
Ball
A ball is a round, usually spherical but sometimes ovoid, object with various uses. It is used in ball games, where the play of the game follows the state of the ball as it is hit, kicked or thrown by players. Balls can also be used for simpler activities, such as catch, marbles and juggling...
on a string attached to it. Players use small tennis racquet made out of plastic to hit the ball around the pole. The pole has at the bottom a spike and foot paddles to push it into the ground. The pole also has strong wire coiled around its top, and a free spinning bearing; the ball and string can be attached to either. The free spinning bearing
Bearing (mechanical)
A bearing is a device to allow constrained relative motion between two or more parts, typically rotation or linear movement. Bearings may be classified broadly according to the motions they allow and according to their principle of operation as well as by the directions of applied loads they can...
allows players to hit the ball in any direction according to their need; the coil allows them to compete. The competitors hit the ball in a direction to make it go up or down the coil; the winner is the person who gets the ball to their end of the coil, top or bottom.
A Guinness World Record attempt for the most people playing Totem Tennis simultaneously occurred on the December 3, 2006 at Lake Parramatta, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The event was hosted by Totem Circle (now known as GYRATE)–an advertising and events company. The event was staged to mark the launch of the company. In total, 108 players smashed their way to a world record.