What is Gishwhes? GISHWHES, obviously, is an acronym: The Greatest International Scavenger Hunt The World Has Ever Seen. GISHWHES is difficult to pronounce and even more difficult to explain. It truly is the greatest scavenger hunt the world has ever seen. Last year it shattered the Guinness World Record for the largest scavenger hunt ever, with more than 14,000 participants from 69 countries. In a nutshell, people register on this website and are assigned to teams of 15 (they can also assemble their own teams). They then wait patiently for the hunt to begin. This year the hunt will run for 7 days commencing on August 11, 2013. On the 11th, we’ll post THE LIST on the website which includes hundreds of items that must be made, found or accomplished, and then photographed or filmed and uploaded to youtube or imgur with the link to the content submitted on our website. It sounds complicated but the Hunt website is easy to navigate. Previous years’ items ranged from “random kindness items” like “Hug a War Veteran” or “Give coats to a homeless shelter” to sublime items like “Take a picture of a stormtrooper cleaning a pool next to a sunbather” or create “a 2-foot tall seagull made entirely from sanitary napkins”. Whichever team receives the most points by scavenging the most items (quality counts!), will win an all-expense-paid trip to somewhere incredible. Last year, the 15 members of winning team Badwolf joined Misha Collins (the creator of GISHWHES) at a private haunted castle in Scotland for a royal feast and ghost hunt. Many of the participants claimed it was a life-changing experience that either pulled them out of their shell and completely changed their lives, or drove them insane. This year, the Winning Team will be joining Misha at &*%(^)*&9Y$ – which will be announced upon the launch of registration.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:32:42 +0000
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