People have found a new obsession.
No, it isn't Sumo wrestling, but watching Sumo wrestlers sign autographs.
Twitter has discovered a new craze that is sweeping, well Twitter: watching Sumo wrestlers sign hundreds if not thousands of autographs using a hand print. Now, some might wonder why these giants don't sign their names with a pen like other sports figures and celebrities, but according to SoraNews24 the answer is quite simple.
It's to show off how giant they actually are.
Makes perfect sense. What doesn't make sense is why it is so oddly satisfying to watch.
Warning: Once you start it's incredibly hard to stop.
For the love of the fans... how sumo wrestlers in Japan sign autographs ✋💥 #work https://t.co/Rw8qTrpaYe— Kurumi Mori (@Kurumi Mori) 1543905121.0
<冬巡業@久留米市>色紙に手形を押す白鵬。#sumo #相撲 https://t.co/wdWcWB2LmM— 日本相撲協会公式 (@日本相撲協会公式) 1543896841.0
宮城野部屋のチームワーク。白鵬の手形押し。今日はのんびりペースで、珍しく朱墨を使用。#sumo https://t.co/56z4xpcjBk— スモートフォン (@スモートフォン) 1465454227.0
テガタ👋1500枚 gariin hee 1500g darlaa Nagoya hot https://t.co/UqfxfSRhhT— 白鵬 翔 M.Davaajargal (@白鵬 翔 M.Davaajargal) 1529815447.0
皆さん暫くです巡業の大事な仕事の一つ手形今日は赤手形1000枚近く押しました勧進元皆さんに配られると思います✋ тойргийн барилдааны бас нэгэн том ажил бол гарын хээ дарах,… https://t.co/pmoIVpm5jm— 白鵬 翔 M.Davaajargal (@白鵬 翔 M.Davaajargal) 1522850664.0
時にはリズムを変えながら手形を押す白鵬(^^) #倉敷 #ぽ〜んぽん https://t.co/LICgCbH6lM— スモートフォン (@スモートフォン) 1477623751.0
People take their Sumo hand prints seriously.
Handprints of sumo wrestlers. https://t.co/fuinfTdyFx— Jamie Kong (@Jamie Kong) 1535437766.0
@JamieSkeleton How do I get my hands on one of those? I’ll see myself out.— LivePD DrinkingGame (@LivePD DrinkingGame) 1543968408.0
@AlizaMehdi2003 @Johnny_suputama https://t.co/mYRwWVF1FB— Tonya The Soucouyant 🥭🌺🌴 (@Tonya The Soucouyant 🥭🌺🌴) 1543988127.0
For some it even makes the bucket list.
A framed @HakuhoSho69 handprint at my work desk. #BucketList https://t.co/9A2TONaF0V— Sachin Kalbag (@Sachin Kalbag) 1543911693.0
Hey, don't crap on a man's dream!
@SachinKalbag @HakuhoSho69 Why? It’s obviously mass produced and has no connection to you.— West Point Horn (@West Point Horn) 1543954872.0
@WestPointHorn @HakuhoSho69 Hakuho is among my three all-time favorite athletes. He lives in Japan; I am in India.… https://t.co/TIvr47B516— Sachin Kalbag (@Sachin Kalbag) 1543976725.0
Sometimes a hand print is more than just a hand print.
We warned you don't start if you can't stay!
I’ve gone down the rabbit hole of sumos signing signatures and I can’t stop. Here’s @HakuhoSho69. (H/T @RedditCFB) https://t.co/z0AaIhTpIl— Darren Rovell (@Darren Rovell) 1543962349.0
@darrenrovell @alexisohanian @HakuhoSho69 @RedditCFB They took up at least 37 minutes of my day yesterday. #sumohandprints— DedrickWelch (@DedrickWelch) 1544024015.0
Well, this day is over.
H/T: Sora News 24, Twitter Moments