To celebrate (read: promote) the PS4 release of Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2, this is a video of the Hacksmith building a robotic skateboard that performs a kickflip with the push of the cross (read: X) button on a Playstation controller. You just jump, push the button, and
This is a video of freestyle rollerblade (inline skate) world champion Vasilisa Maslova doing her thing. In this case, a ‘toe back cristie full line,’ which in layman’s terms appears to be a backwards slalom performed on the toe wheel of one skate. I rolled my ankle just looking at
This is a video of metalsmith Paul Pinto crafting himself a 25-foot long skateboard after what I can only assume was a serious overestimation of his foot size. Now that — that is longboard. Still, if you can’t do a kickflip, what’s the purpose? I’m out here trying to impress
This is a video of very talented Japanese freestyle skateboarder Isamu Yamamoto performing a nonstop two-minute routine, the first minute with a single board, the second with two, riding them like roller skates. I don’t know about you, but I feel like I performed a double ankle roll just watching