Status: Fictional
Unflinching Triumph, a recently released movie, explores the little-known subculture of Professional Staredown contests (aka Staring Contests). You can view the movie in its entirety online (free and legal!), or view the
trailer at YouTube.
If you believe the movie, there really is such a thing as professional staredown contests. This illusion is strengthened by the website of the
National Association of Staredown Professionals (NASP) and the website of
Staredown Champion Tony Patterson. However, I'm pretty sure that the movie is a mockumentary, and that the NASP and Tony Patterson sites are part of the joke.
But I started wondering if perhaps the movie was based on a germ of truth. Is there some kind of subculture of staring enthusiasts? After all if
cup stacking or
chess boxing can be sports, why not staring? So I checked on Lexis Nexis to see if there was any mention of Staring as a professional sport in any paper for the past five years. But there doesn't seem to be.
Wikipedia doesn't make note of any such thing either, though it does mention that some people like to challenge their pets to staring contests.
Comments
Being featured on this site my change all that, however.
I think that was the parody on some other sports where nothing seems to be happening yet commentators dont stop talking.
I'll give odds the sun's going to win that one.
The image of the firehose nozzle symbolizes the fact that during these staring contests, people get so excited the referees have to hose them down.