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Chair throwing
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Chair throwing is the gentle art of throwing a chair at someone, with the intent of intimidating them or causing actual bodily harm. At a fund raiser, a chair-toss event usually involves some well-known figure, generally a person either in a position of authority or fame, who is intended as the "victim". People attending the event pay for or bid on the opportunity to smash the volunteer victim with a chair; this is generally not allowed as the impact can cause injury or damage. History In 1985, Bob Knight threw a chair across the court to protest a referee's call during a game against the rival Purdue Boilermakers. Knight was suspended for one game and received two years' probation from the Big Ten Conference. In 2005, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer became highly enraged upon hearing that Mark Lucovsky was about to leave Microsoft for Google, picked up his chair, and threw it across his office. In 2006, a professional rugby league player, Matt Hilder, threw a chair at a man during an argument on 10 September, causing head injuries. Hilder was fined $1,000. 
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