Falling with Style - X Games Skateboarder takes a major fall
Aug 3, 2007 at 7:17 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 46

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Amazingly, he managed to walk away from this fall.
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=39d_1186107207

Wow, you can see his flailing panic, then he transitions to either calm acceptance, or positions himself better to take the fall. He did a pretty good job positioning himself to minimize injury actually.

Still looks painful.

-Ed
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 9:02 AM Post #3 of 46
I was amazed he walked away from it. The stunts those guys guys were doing tonight were incredible.
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 2:30 PM Post #4 of 46
Skateboarding=falling. Those who get good at falling survive and keep skating. He did the best possible thing under the circumstances and it wasn't luck. I can literally jump off roofs and walk away at this point.

I sustained a car-induced 38.1mph longboard crash yesterday in shorts and a cutoff and walked away with nothing but a little road rash.


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Aug 3, 2007 at 2:55 PM Post #5 of 46
you're lucky to be alive. really. I kknow 2 people who have been killed getting a tow from a car skateboarding, in the local area in the last couple of years.

Both died of traumatic brain injuries. I also know a couple of people who've been permanently disabled by it too. (My wife was in a brain injuries hopsital for 3 months last year, so i got to see a lot of this kind of thing.)
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 3:01 PM Post #6 of 46
[irony]wow, very cool! showing your scuffs with a (fake I hope?) handgun tucked in you pants[/irony]

nothing says 'teen' better I guess...

PS: the look kinda clashes with the flower-wallpaper

Diclaimer: sorry to be such an @$$, but I live in a country with a very strict gun policy and I can't help but frown when I see the gun-loving-culture of some countries. Just stating my opinion, I excuse myself if this is already too political for the mods and I will not respond to further discussion on this topic unless through PM
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 3:24 PM Post #7 of 46
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Originally Posted by Televator /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Diclaimer: sorry to be such an @$$, but I live in a country with a very strict gun policy and I can't help but feel sorry for a country where you aren't allowed to drink when 21 but you can drive and shoot guns @ 16. Just stating my observation/opinion, I excuse myself if this is already too political for the mods and I will not respond to further discussion on this topic unless through PM


You can't own a rifle/shotgun until your 18 and a hand gun until 21 in the USA. As for drive it depends on your state.

-Alex-
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 4:11 PM Post #9 of 46
Woh! It's amazing the amount of abuse our bodies can take!

trains are bad - Nice concealed carry holster... where'd you get it?
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 4:33 PM Post #10 of 46
Quote:

Originally Posted by Televator /img/forum/go_quote.gif
[irony]wow, very cool! showing your scuffs with a (fake I hope?) handgun tucked in you pants[/irony]

nothing says 'teen' better I guess...

PS: the look kinda clashes with the flower-wallpaper

Diclaimer: sorry to be such an @$$, but I live in a country with a very strict gun policy and I can't help but frown when I see the gun-loving-culture of some countries. Just stating my opinion, I excuse myself if this is already too political for the mods and I will not respond to further discussion on this topic unless through PM



C'mon now, don't pull one of these "I state my opinion but then say any further discussion of said opinion is just too much so let's not do it, mmkay?"
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Aug 3, 2007 at 5:00 PM Post #11 of 46
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Originally Posted by trains are bad /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Skateboarding=falling. Those who get good at falling survive and keep skating. He did the best possible thing under the circumstances and it wasn't luck. I can literally jump off roofs and walk away at this point.

I sustained a car-induced 38.1mph longboard crash yesterday in shorts and a cutoff and walked away with nothing but a little road rash.


DSCF1185.jpg





Wow, i don't know itf this is more primitive or disgusting or just awkwardly childish. I lost my passion for guns when i was 11 or something.

I mean, you're skateboarding with a stupid gun or what? Or did you just put it there to show off for the picture?

This is ridiculous.
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 5:10 PM Post #12 of 46
Maybe they're really bullet wounds, like grazes with a highspeed projectile or something...
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 5:51 PM Post #13 of 46
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Originally Posted by nibiyabi /img/forum/go_quote.gif
C'mon now, don't pull one of these "I state my opinion but then say any further discussion of said opinion is just too much so let's not do it, mmkay?"
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as stated, I honestly wouldn't like to break any rules concerning the discussion of politics on these nice and mostly friendly boards (still some members seem to think it's necessary to pack a gun when posting
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just kidding! just kidding!) so I asked not to discuss this publicly ... if anyone has a comment to my post do feel free to PM me a reaction
 
Aug 3, 2007 at 6:50 PM Post #14 of 46
"really. I kknow 2 people who have been killed getting a tow from a car skateboarding"

The Darwin Award goes to people who dive into the shallow end of the gene pool.


Mitch
 

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