Most of us never knew that watching six contestants trying to climb a slippery staircase could be so compelling, but here we are in the upside-down we call 2017. An episode from a Japanese game show ...

The world at the moment is a godawful cesspool of disasters, violence, war, terrible people in positions of power, and impending environmental catastrophe. So for a moment, it would be nice if we ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese game shows are the pinnacle of broadcasted wackiness, and this week a clip of a group of contestants who have to climb a ...

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 ...