30 Squats Gets You Free Subway Ride in Moscow

It's a fitness stunt to push the Sochi Olympics
By Newser Editors,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 13, 2013 2:10 PM CST

Subway stations in Moscow have an interesting stunt in progress designed to promote the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. Any rider who can do 30 squats in two minutes gets a free ticket, reports Mashable. Be warned, though: You have to pass muster with a fairly high-tech vending machine that can detect cheaters. We're sure it would be no problem for Vladimir Putin. (More strange stuff stories.)

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