Have you ever played the Elastics Game? How about Chinese Jump Rope?
I used to be obsessed with it, me and my girlfriends would play it for HOURS everyday. We made it out of the soft cloth elastic (like the one that's in pant waists or in scrunchies) Anyway, it was the most fun game when I was growing up in Israel in 1990 till 1995. I just found a few of the girls on facebook! I can't wait for them to see this lens :)
UPDATE: I guess it might not be so rare seeing as how (surprisingly) quite a few of you have heard of it, but most people in north america have never heard of it.
So what exactly is Elastics you ask?
Just the greatest workout ever
More Chinese Jump Rope
The Top Five Reasons Elastics is the Rarest Game
- It's rare to find anyone in North America who's ever heard of it (unless they were born elswhere)
- There's barely anything on it in Wikipidea
- There's very few videos of it on YouTube
- Not a very popular subject on Google
- ALL THAT and still millions of children are spending millions of hours playing it worldwide
Have you ever heard of Elastics?
Is Elastics the Rarest Game Ever?
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thesachambers says:
we used to play something similar when I was a kid both the elastics and the two bamboo sticks - remember those.... nice lens
Posted August 19, 2009
Pukeko says:
My daughter got one for her birthday last year, but we live in the Southern Hemisphere!
Posted August 19, 2009
happynutritionist says:
I have NEVER heard of it, maybe you can be the pro that gets it on Wikipedia:-) Looks like a lot of fun.
Posted August 18, 2009
No way!
oztoo says:
We played this at school. It was very popular. The rope was coloured elastic bands that you looped together. Oh gosh, such a long time ago. Thanks for the memories.
Posted August 23, 2009
EditorDave says:
Never heard of it called "Elastics"... but there's a traditional Philippine (Filipino) dance called the "tinikling" in which two bamboo poles are danced around and in-between to music (or with only the beat of the bamboo poles clacking against each other and their supports. Looks similar to this. Nice lens!
Posted August 22, 2009
Evelyn_Saenz says:
I heard it called Chinese Jumprope but I never knew how to play it.
Posted August 22, 2009
worldbuilder says:
I had never heard it called Elastics. We called it Chinese jump rope. Very few of us had the manufactured Chinese jump ropes, but I can tell you that rubber bands were a really hot commodity! We looped them together and made our own jump ropes.
Posted August 19, 2009
theraggededge says:
Yes! Yes! It was brilliant - I'd forgotten all about it until I read your lens. We used to play it in the school playground. When it was 'elastic season' the local haberdasher used to rub her hands together! Not sure about now but it was very common round schools in Cardiff in the 'olden days'.
Posted August 19, 2009
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So what do you think? Would you ever try it? Teach your kids?
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- ElleDeeEsse ElleDeeEsse Sep 4, 2009 @ 5:11 pm
- We played elastics all the time at school in Sydney. The kids at my children's school don't play it though and sadly I've forgotten most of the moves. It was a very long time ago.
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- momto4 momto4 Aug 25, 2009 @ 7:20 pm
- I've never heard of Chinese Jump Rope. Looks like a lot of fun! I'd try is if my kids wanted me to. Great lens!
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- oztoo oztoo Aug 23, 2009 @ 2:31 pm
- Love this lens. Interesting that it is rare in America. Heaps of fun 5*.
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- teachernz teachernz Aug 22, 2009 @ 10:27 pm
- Kids play this all the time at school in New Zealand... we buy special bands as part of our gym equipment purchases. As a kid in England we played the same game, usually with elastic puloined from mum's sewing box.
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- Evelyn_Saenz Evelyn_Saenz Aug 22, 2009 @ 10:12 pm
- I loved the title. I couldn't guess what it would be about.
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- mysticmama mysticmama Aug 22, 2009 @ 1:15 pm
- We called it Chinese jump rope when I was a kid...cool lens!
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- clouda9 clouda9 Aug 22, 2009 @ 12:17 pm
- Loved the originality in this lens. I vaguely remember playing something similar to this...us gals usually did jump rope though.
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- shajo shajo Aug 22, 2009 @ 12:12 pm
- I've played chinese jump rope before when I was little! I've never heard it called elastics though. I wasn't very good at it but it was fun! :) Great lens!
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- SherryHolderHunt SherryHolderHunt Aug 21, 2009 @ 4:10 am
- No, I've never heard of Elastics, wish I had known about this when I was young. 5*s
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- 24websurf 24websurf Aug 20, 2009 @ 12:46 pm
- I have never seen or heard of it, but it does look fun!
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