# Wow... and why it'd never work for me **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733 "2010-08-27T23:33:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/1 "2010-08-27T23:33:11Z")
Here is a Youtube link of a [longboarder](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkviQ41u0eQ&feature=player_embedded#!) speeding down a really hilly area. The kid has serious skill. Why it wouldn’t go well for me, aside from my lack of balance, etc. As soon as I get synched with the camera chaser, an old, rusty camper would drive past in a blue cloud of exhaust. I wonder how they managed to film the whole thing without hitting any traffic. Pretty impressive skills, but God help the poor driver that nails him on a corner. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/2 "2010-08-28T00:42:47Z")
So um, what’s the difference between a longboard and a normal skateboard? ---
**Author:** ![PSXer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/48db29/32.png) [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/3 "2010-08-28T00:50:04Z")
it’s longer ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/4 "2010-08-28T00:53:23Z")
Well, a longboard is quite a bit longer than a street board. The clip is great, but would have been even better as one long take. Kyle Chin got mad skilz regardless. ---
**Author:** ![may\_be\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/5 "2010-08-28T02:38:07Z")
Honestly thats amazing ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/6 "2010-08-28T03:09:45Z")
How long do wheels last with that kind of braking? ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/7 "2010-08-28T03:27:40Z")
It is probably good, but how do we know he didn’t fall like 50 times? ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/8 "2010-08-28T04:38:47Z")
> [@Lanzy](#): > > how do we know he didn’t fall like 50 times? Many of his bodily surfaces appear largely intact. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/9 "2010-08-28T18:39:17Z")
Yes, one long take would have been amazing, but we wouldn’t have all the great camera angles. ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Stilettos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/fbc32d/32.png) [@Red\_Stilettos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Stilettos)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/10 "2010-08-28T21:17:34Z")
Amazing and terrifying. All I could think was that if he bit it, he’d have no skin left. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/11 "2010-08-28T21:45:29Z")
That’s beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/12 "2010-08-30T16:07:17Z")
[I like this one.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgVo1IAVrDM) There’re no tight turns or anything, just cruising down a highway amongst the traffic. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Mood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac91a4/32.png) [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-and-why-itd-never-work-for-me/551733/13 "2010-08-31T20:35:23Z")
Going back uphill must be a bitch.