Water cools an iron rod as it is used to chip through a solid granite block during the Basque Strong Man games

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Teams of Basque men compete to chip through blocks of granite using nothing but brute strength and iron rods during Basque Strong Man games in Bilbao norther Spain Europe

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Size: 3967px × 5950px
Location: Plaza Arenal, Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain
Photo credit: © Basque Country - Mark Baynes / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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