This is the new sport we all need right now: A bunch of people trying their hardest to climb a flight of stairs, which are covered in a slippery substance: You're telling me that's not a sport? Really ...

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Game shows have been making a bit of a resurgence in the United States in recent years, but it looks like Japan may have just raised the bar. An episode of a Japanese game show dubbed Slippery Stairs ...

The game — ever so maddening, ever so simple — is called Slippery Stairs. The premise is this: Six contestants try to make their way up a set of stairs which are covered in a slick oil. The resulting ...

One of the country’s latest creations to get noticed involves Lycra-clad contestants trying to scale a set of slippery stairs — and the internet is going crazy for it. Six contestants dressed in ...

Japanese game shows are the pinnacle of broadcasted wackiness, and this week a clip of a group of contestants who have to climb a slippery staircase went viral. And as frustrating as it is for the ...

GAME SHOW CENTRAL — Have you ever had one of those days where it felt like everything was an uphill struggle and you just couldn't manage to make it all the way up the hill? The guys in this video can ...