Object 2 - The Skateboard

For my second object, the piece that will drive my story will be a skateboard. I'm not yet sure how I will use this device top thread together my story but hopefully with time it will fall into place. This is a quick research post were I will be having a look into the different types of Skateboards and how they can be used to tell a story.

The LongBoard - The LongBoard is a specialist type of skateboard which is often used for racing or cruising of some in some way. In a deeper sense, the LongBoard is used for downhill racing, Transportation, Slalom racing and cruising out and about. Due to there mass and weight, the Longer shape and size of the board makes it harder, if not impossible to pull off tricks which are usually performed on a different type of board. This type of Skateboard first became popular during the Mid 1950's alongside the surfing culture, people look at a LongBoard as a cross between a skateboard and a surfboard.

Some images which show what a LongBoard looks like and what a Skater looks like whilst on one.

Normal Skateboards - The most common type of Skateboard is what we know as 'Skateboard'. The newly designed Skateboard is made specifically for the hobby which is referred to as 'Skateboarding'. Skateboarding using a Skateboard is a mixture of both movement and stunts which are performed by its user. This modern Skateboard first became popular in the Mid 1980's after being mass produced and sold throughout America. The Skateboard was said to have first originated It  in California in the late 1970's. 

Images and videos below show a selection of good examples which demonstrate this activity skaters undertake. 

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The two video s above show some Skateboarding tricks and some bad accidents. I just want to see Skatboarding from both points of view.