why skate?

thrasher

Neal “The Dude” Unger has an internet following as the oldest, coolest skater. He can't think of anything else when he's skating other than skating, so it's a great stress reliever. Video here.

on extreme sports

"Skaters always get banged up but they don't die; surfers never get banged up but they can die."
- Attributed to Kelly Slater by Nicolas Cage

Image source here.

skateboarding clinic

Learn tricks here.

Hawk

An earlier Tony Hawk reference here.

Skate-friendly architecture

Oslo's new opera house was inspired by skaters.

 

Skateboard Science

The physics behind skateboarding tricks. 

Ethan Enjoys Human Skateboarding

Ethan Enjoys Invisible Skating

Slow-motion skateboarding

skate - shot on red - 120 fps from opus magnum prod. on Vimeo.

Great Wall Of China

LOS ANGELES [July 11, 2005]- Skateboarder Danny Way rolled down a massive ramp at nearly 50 mph and jumped across the Great Wall of China on Saturday, becoming the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid.
Way botched the landing on his first attempt but then successfully completed the jump across the 61-foot gap four times, adding 360 degree spins on his last three tries, according to sponsor Quiksilver Inc.
“I was aware of the dangers and my heart was pumping in my chest the whole time, but I managed to pull it off with the help of my team, and I’m honored to have my visions embraced by the people of China,” Way said in a statement.
Several thousand people, including China’s ministers of extreme sports and culture, gathered at the Ju Yong Guan Gate, about a 40-minute drive from Beijing.
Way made the jump on an adaptation of the so-called mega ramp, a gigantic structure that he helped create near his home in the Southern California desert.