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'Full Metal Jousting' on History promises splinters (VIDEO)
By April MacIntyre Feb 10, 2012, 15:02 GMT
Tune in for Sunday, as HISTORY is bringing back the most dangerous collision sport in history and transforming it into a 21st-century event.
But this is no Renaissance fair as the toughest riders in the nation face off in a bone-crushing competition for big money.
This weekend History channel -- where the Swamp People and Pawn Stars roam -- debuts Full Metal Jousting.
In Texas a bunch of manly men wield lances and horses and engage in full-contact jousts. Men going at each other with big hard poles. Too easy.
It's as intense as it was 500 years ago, but with a twist: Traditional armor is replaced by modern suits of steel, while action is captured by high-speed cameras. Each episode features full-contact jousts in which jousters charge and collide at 30 miles an hour, and every joust is a test of courage and strength requiring nerves of steel. The last man standing takes home the cash as this extreme sport is reborn.
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