Posted by Vector Viper (205.162.15.2) on September 16, 2003 at 03:13:23:
In Reply to: How do they do it? posted by MrTim on September 14, 2003 at 22:00:51:
: Okay, not sure if this is relevant or not in application, but it IS an interesting question. While watching some thrashers (skateboarders) on TV, when they do stunts that take them airborne, how does that damn skateboard stay on the bottom of their feet?
Elves. Seriously, in a lot of the moves (spins in the air, etc.
they reach down and hold it with one hand. For any simple move
in a straight line, if the board is kicked up into the air,
your feet can be lifted up to follow it, then back down on it
(arcing path-both follow the same path)
I have always wondered why someone hasn't used a switchable
electro-magnet in the shoes to stick to a metal board when you
want to....it would allow for neater tricks, since you don't
have to hang on to it....
Viper