painted rifle

Today is funny winter sports photos and videos day! Following on the heels of “Horse Racing: You’re doing it wrong,” body-building stripper figure skating and the cute, frigid beaver is Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, who has painted up the eye shield of his gun with an eyeball to create the optical illusion that there is no eye shield at all! The tradition dates back over a thousand years in Norway to the time of the Vikings, who used to paint their rifles in a similar manner so it would look like they were awake even when they were passed out drunk.