Public regulation has never been able to anticipate what smart and not-so-smart people can come up with. Most recently, ridehailing, e.g., Uber and Lyft, headed on down the road long before government could catch up. Short-term-rentals—and here we have Airbnb and VRBO—have been a boon for some homeowners and the bane of local governments and the neighbors who suffer with party houses next door.

Now comes ax throwing in bars. It’s hard to find out where this inane and insane idea started. We do know that 13 years ago, the Backyard Axe Throwing League was formed in Toronto among a group that had set up a target in Matt Wilson’s backyard. Wilson became the founder and CEO of the league. The league, in turn, became one of the founders of the National Axe Throwing Federation (NATF), with 36 members and 6,000 throwers. Like others “sports,” there are many other leagues, such as the World Axe Throwing League.