Alan Gelfand invented the "ollie", a
very important history of skateboarding
More than 18 million people
own a skateboard in the United States alone. 85% of these individuals are less
than 18 years of age.
The culture of skateboarding emerged in California. It was
mainly designed as the ground equivalent of surfing in the water. The first
skateboards actually had handles on them that allowed a person to move them.
Approximately 800,000 people are seen by medical professionals annually due to skateboarding injuries.
The Tony Hawk video games are among the most popular in the
world. There are many versions of them to check out. He has spent hours being
video taped so that movements are very realistic to what he is know to do in
real life.
Between 1978 and 1989,
skateboards were banned in Norway. The reason for the prohibition of
skateboards was as a result of the high number of injuries that Norwegian
skateboarders suffered
The military
began using skateboards for some indoor maneuvers in 1997.
One of the biggest
failures in marketing for Levi brand of jeans was when they tried to appeal to
the style of skateboarders.
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