stackyFACTSStrapping both feet to a single plank of wood was a radical concept in the sixties. They haphazardly mashed together the words snow and surfer to market this completely new method of tumbling down a snowy peak.
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Runners and steering mechanisms are completely unnecessary when you can just violently hurl yourself down a snowy incline on a totally flat, curved piece of…
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Early winter sports enthusiasts decided the absolute best way up a hill was to tightly grip a constantly moving, fraying piece of twine powered by an old…
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Performing regular kickflips is terribly exhausting, so these elongated wooden planks were meticulously crafted for those who prefer to just lean back and let…
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Instead of relying purely on mechanical brakes that scream like banshees and constantly need replacing, civil engineers outsourced the job to Isaac Newton. By…
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Tumbling downhill completely unprotected is a bad idea. The brilliant solution is zipping yourself inside a massive, heavily cushioned, inflatable plastic orb…
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Long before regenerative braking was a corporate buzzword, Victorian engineers were using basic physics to save a quick buck. Many older stations in the…
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