Awesome Bowling

While most beer bottles end up being recycled or trashed, Russian designer Constantin Bolimond envisions durable wood and plastic bottles which could double as bowling pins once you’re done enjoying their contents.

Between the bowling alley and decapitated heads, we thought we were watching a Coen Brothers flick – but it’s just the music video for Two Door Cinema Club’s latest catchy track, Handshake. We assume they got the idea here.

Positive Space Designs created this three-seater bench using reclaimed wood from an old bowling alley. It actually reminds us of those seats where you put on your bowling shoes.

Chad McClean breaks the world record for most strikes in a minute, running from alley to alley and knocking down 10 pins on 9 of his 15 attempts. Not a great average, but still an impressive feat.

Check out this long, bumpy and goofy bowling strike from the Aussie guys over at How Ridiculous. They make silly trick shot videos like this one to raise awareness for child poverty around the world.

This one-of-a-kind fixture was made from a 1950s arcade game. It’s been retrofitted with fluorescent tubes and glowing marbles by Renegade Vintage. This coat rack came from the same machine.

PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber needed a strike in the final frame to win a record-breaking five US Open titles and become the oldest bowler to win the tournament. This is how he celebrated.

Cats aren’t the only animals who like to go bowling. This hamster manages to knock down some pins without the need for a laser pointer to guide him. Best he can do is a spare though.

Like the Stationery of Horror before them, these gruesome, yet awesome decapitated zombie heads were created by Jung von Matt AG, to promote Germany’s 13th Street horror/sci-fi TV channel.

If you try to bowl a perfect 300 game across a normal game, your odds are pretty damn low. But if you attempt to knock down 200 of the pins in the first frame, you might have a better chance.

It’s the final frame of Josh Scanlon’s round at the Team USA bowling trials; he rolls 2 strikes before attempting a third, but things go slightly awry. Too bad the pins he hits don’t count. (Thanks Jon!)

Jim Gaffigan explains why bowling is the best sport ever in this laugh-out-loud funny bit from his King Baby DVD. Gotta love the bowling coach advice… “this time… I want you to knock down all the pins.”

Pro bowler Chris Barnes takes on EARL (Enhanced Automated Robotic Launcher) capable of rolling an identical shot nearly every time. But its precision is its downfall. The score stands: humans 1, robots 0.

A couple of years back, Sony had an awesome Bravia commercial with a ton of bouncy balls rolling down a hill. Nissan pays tribute with a slightly more destructive variant – bowling balls.

Yes, 900 Global’s Remote Control Bowling Ball is cheating, but it’s for a good cause: designed for disabled children, it uses an internal weight to adjust the movement of the ball.