Why yes, there is a competitive plumbing championship

Today I learned that there is a Plumbing National Championship.

BUT WAIT

There's also the U.S. Auto Tech National Championship:

Do they make them run to Lowes or the FLAPS for parts? 

If those are the auto tech national championships, shouldn't they be working on a BMW Mini or a new Beetle? Or maybe they should have to assemble a Subaru engine and whoever's build blows up last wins?

How about the competitive nail driving championships?

So, its like the Skills competition I assist with but instead of students in High school / post secondary school its people from in the trades for a while and televised.

Skills Canada

GameboyRMH said:

If those are the auto tech national championships, shouldn't they be working on a BMW Mini or a new Beetle? Or maybe they should have to assemble a Subaru engine and whoever's build blows up last wins?

I like that idea.

I say we also make them build a race for less than $2000–wait a minute ... 

I guess it’s not unlike MS Excel competitions. 

In reply to David S. Wallens :

Those are insane to watch. And here I think I'm clever in remembering a shortcut command to add a few values together.

Colin Wood said:

Today I learned that there is a Plumbing National Championship.

Well, E36 M3.  Never would have guessed.

So are points added or deducted for showing plumber's crack?

The original Paris Olympics had all sorts of weird events - firefighting, artillery, ballooning, fishing, mail delivery, and more. It's too bad the modern Olympics takes itself too seriously.

MadScientistMatt said:

The original Paris Olympics had all sorts of weird events - firefighting, artillery, ballooning, fishing, mail delivery, and more.

I'd watch the heck out of those.

In reply to MadScientistMatt :

New York firefighter drill teams!

And now I’m wondering if there’s a championship for editors of the written word.