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    control the board’s rotation when generating a second torque to spin the board. Lastly, an understanding of inertia is necessary to understand how the trick comes to completion. Explanation: In order to do any skateboard tick the Ollie must first be used. This is the foundation to all skateboard tricks, since this allows you to get off the ground. Before the Ollie can be explained it’s paramount to understand Newton’s three laws. The first law sates: an object continues in a state of rest or in a state

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    bad economic situation,” his mother, Laura, told The Dodo. “We could not afford treatment for the dog. But then Mauco arrived one day from school and said very firmly, ‘Mom, I’m going to sell my skateboard to take him to the vet.’” Mauco’s mother allowed him to use her Facebook page to put his skateboard up for sale. Despite

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    Skim Board History

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    Riding on a skateboard that is longer and wider than the normal skateboard is commonly known as long boarding. People have actively starting long boards as they offer greater durability, stability and traction. In addition, the axles have a different geometric factor than the skateboard. The popular length of a long board ranges from 32 to 60 inches. They are more suitable than skateboards for cruising, as the larger wheels provide a smoother ride. These enable longboards to have varied functions

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    Skateboarding has rich history of innovation and is full of intriguing stories. Many of these stories are documented in this book in great detail. However, this essay will provide you with an overview of the last nine decades. The first type of skateboards were actually more like scooters. These contraptions, which date back to the early 1900's featured roller skate wheels attached to a two by four. Often the wood had a milk crate nailed to it with handles sticking out for control. Over the next five

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    Out of the corner of eye, I saw only what I could make out to be a younger man in his early twenties riding down the sidewalk on a skateboard while wearing a purple Teletubby costume and smoking a cigarette. Because I have been a resident of Florida my whole life, these strange situations

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    buddy. I decided to steal his skateboard for drug money. I did not end up selling the skateboard. I was an ex-skateboarder that had quit due to depression. I wondered how well I could still skateboard. I hitched my now emaciated self to the local skatepark. Still with no money I had to skateboard sober. I was in such bad health. I could only skateboard for fifteen minutes at a time. Then I would have to sit and catch my breath for thirty minutes. This first skateboard session changed my life

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    my dad and my baby sister was like 1 so I could only play with my cousin. So when I was at my cousins house my uncle would try to teach me and my cousin how to skate, my cousin already knew a little bit about the skateboard, whilst I knew absolutely nothing. so my uncle got me a skateboard and a helmet, no knee pads or elbow pads because he said if i fall and get a cut i’ll only get better and better. Sadly I believed him, and i could have fell a million times, and i only got a tiny bit better. But

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    School and some not. The worst one I remember the most is when I was trying to ride a skateboard and show off to this cute guy I had the most outrageous crush on. He was one of my brothers good friends, his name was Samuel they always used to hang out. It was a sunday afternoon, we came home from church and he came over for lunch. My brother and Samuel went out to ride their skateboards after our meal. I desided to join them, I remember I thought "Gosh, I love him, he is

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    Hey you, pssss yes you!!! have you ever ask yourself why some people say extreme sports players are risk-takers and you are agree with them? If you answer is yes probably you can be wrong let me show you why you can be wrong. People sometimes don't know some points that you can see it's fine and good for them, or probably they are practicing to lose their fear because they are persons with autism and they love practice to feel better.

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    this is actually propaganda that causes the illusion of security. The beach becomes a symbol of disorder and chaos as it is manipulated into the synthetic world. In the skate park, Alex tries to skateboard and integrate into the manmade environment and structure but ultimately fails. His inability to skateboard reflects his lack of navigation and illusion of self as he is torn apart from these two worlds of structure and chaos. These two realms collide together in an unforgettable scene that symbolizes

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