If you thought Jai Alai was a fictional sport invented solely for Mad Men and the opening credits of Miami Vice, you'd be wrong. It is in fact a dangerous ball game where a wad of wire and goatskin is hurled at up to 150mph with a Xistera, a shallow basket shaped like a pelican's beak. The game is based on the Basque Pelota, and this explains its unique weirdness. Everything in the Basque Country, including the language - Euskara - seems to have evolved in isolation from the rest of the world.

Right now you're thinking "Hmm, 150mph, huh? That would be real useful for slinging snowballs." Well, I have good news. The 150 Foot Slinging Snowball Xistera is a plastic arm-extension which will fling a snowball 150-feet, if not at 150mph. The ABS arc also comes with a built-in snow-scoop to get a ball of compacted snow that is perfect to throw straight at your sibling's head and face.

This seasonal "leisure-weapon" should be in stock in a week or so, and comes in a set of two for $25.

The 150 Foot Slinging Snowball Xistera [Hammacher Schlemmer via Oh Gizmo!]

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