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Discover How Math Helps Skateboarders Optimise Half-Pipe Speed and Height
- Wednesday November 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Math can help skateboarders enhance their performance on half-pipes by using optimal body positions. A recent study showed that crouching when descending and standing at strategic points boosts speed and height, achieving faster results. This research could also aid robotic motion, simplifying complex movement tasks for machines.
- www.gadgets360.com
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USA Athlete Complains About Poor Condition Of Paris Olympic Medal, Organisers Respond
- Sunday August 11, 2024
- NDTV Sports Desk
USA's professional skateboarder Nyjah Huston had complained about the poor condition of the bronze medal he won at Paris Olympics.
- sports.ndtv.com
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"Like It Went To War": Olympic Skateboarder Questions Quality Of His Medal
- Saturday August 10, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
After winning bronze in men's street skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Nyjah Huston expressed surprise at the quick deterioration of his medal on social media, humorously comparing it to a war veteran.
- www.ndtv.com
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Video: Man Travels From Manali To Kanyakumari On Skateboard, Internet Amazed
- Saturday April 6, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Professional skateboarder Ritik Kratzel was on a mission with his skateboard and one tiny backpack in India. He began his journey on his skateboard from Manali and went all the way to Kanyakumari.
- www.ndtv.com
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Amsterdam Opens "Trailblazing" Safe Space For LGBTQ, Women Skaters
- Monday August 14, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Skateboarders zip around a skatepark unique in Amsterdam, one of the first in the world to provide a safe space for LGBTQ and women skaters. Despite its image as a sport of rebels, skateboarding has long had issues with sexism, homophobia.
- www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Skateboarder Grinds Out Of Plane At 9,022 Feet, Creates World Record
- Tuesday March 21, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Leticia accomplished the "feeble grind," a challenging manoeuvre that combines a 50/50 and boardslide routine while in the air, according to the Guinness World Record.
- www.ndtv.com
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Watch: Dale Steyn's Skateboard Stunt Will Blow Your Mind
- Thursday August 11, 2022
- NDTV Sports Desk
The 39-year-old former cricketer's balance and skills while attempting the stunt has left his fans amazed. It is also a testimony of his fitness. "The swag never drops," was caption used for the video on twitter by SRH.
- sports.ndtv.com
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This Bipedal Robot Can Walk, Fly, or Even Ride a Skateboard
- Thursday October 14, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Desk
A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have come up with a bipedal robot that performs the twin function of walking and flying. Named Leonardo, the part-walking robot, part-flying drone is built in such a way that it can balance itself on a slackline, hop around, or even ride a skateboard.
- www.gadgets360.com
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Gordon Murray Design's iStream Concept Pushes His Weightless Philosophy To EVs
- Wednesday September 22, 2021
- Written by Sahil Gupta
GMD has been focused on developing an EV platform that helps with weight saving and uses new manufacturing techniques
- www.carandbike.com
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This Sports Legend Is Selling Skateboards Painted With His Own Blood
- Thursday August 26, 2021
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has teamed up with Liquid Death, a canned water company, to release a line of limited-edition skateboards infused with his own blood.
- www.ndtv.com
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Tokyo Olympics: Aussie Teen Keegan Palmer Wins Skateboarding Gold With Top-Secret Trick
- Thursday August 5, 2021
- Agence France-Presse
Keegan Palmer, 18, posted a score of 95.83 in his third and last run in the final to clinch the skateboarding gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
- sports.ndtv.com
-
Discover How Math Helps Skateboarders Optimise Half-Pipe Speed and Height
- Wednesday November 13, 2024
- Written by Gadgets 360 Staff
Math can help skateboarders enhance their performance on half-pipes by using optimal body positions. A recent study showed that crouching when descending and standing at strategic points boosts speed and height, achieving faster results. This research could also aid robotic motion, simplifying complex movement tasks for machines.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
USA Athlete Complains About Poor Condition Of Paris Olympic Medal, Organisers Respond
- Sunday August 11, 2024
- NDTV Sports Desk
USA's professional skateboarder Nyjah Huston had complained about the poor condition of the bronze medal he won at Paris Olympics.
- sports.ndtv.com
-
"Like It Went To War": Olympic Skateboarder Questions Quality Of His Medal
- Saturday August 10, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
After winning bronze in men's street skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Nyjah Huston expressed surprise at the quick deterioration of his medal on social media, humorously comparing it to a war veteran.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Video: Man Travels From Manali To Kanyakumari On Skateboard, Internet Amazed
- Saturday April 6, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Bhavya Sukheja
Professional skateboarder Ritik Kratzel was on a mission with his skateboard and one tiny backpack in India. He began his journey on his skateboard from Manali and went all the way to Kanyakumari.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Amsterdam Opens "Trailblazing" Safe Space For LGBTQ, Women Skaters
- Monday August 14, 2023
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Skateboarders zip around a skatepark unique in Amsterdam, one of the first in the world to provide a safe space for LGBTQ and women skaters. Despite its image as a sport of rebels, skateboarding has long had issues with sexism, homophobia.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Watch: Skateboarder Grinds Out Of Plane At 9,022 Feet, Creates World Record
- Tuesday March 21, 2023
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
Leticia accomplished the "feeble grind," a challenging manoeuvre that combines a 50/50 and boardslide routine while in the air, according to the Guinness World Record.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Watch: Dale Steyn's Skateboard Stunt Will Blow Your Mind
- Thursday August 11, 2022
- NDTV Sports Desk
The 39-year-old former cricketer's balance and skills while attempting the stunt has left his fans amazed. It is also a testimony of his fitness. "The swag never drops," was caption used for the video on twitter by SRH.
- sports.ndtv.com
-
This Bipedal Robot Can Walk, Fly, or Even Ride a Skateboard
- Thursday October 14, 2021
- Edited by Gadgets 360 Desk
A team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have come up with a bipedal robot that performs the twin function of walking and flying. Named Leonardo, the part-walking robot, part-flying drone is built in such a way that it can balance itself on a slackline, hop around, or even ride a skateboard.
- www.gadgets360.com
-
Gordon Murray Design's iStream Concept Pushes His Weightless Philosophy To EVs
- Wednesday September 22, 2021
- Written by Sahil Gupta
GMD has been focused on developing an EV platform that helps with weight saving and uses new manufacturing techniques
- www.carandbike.com
-
This Sports Legend Is Selling Skateboards Painted With His Own Blood
- Thursday August 26, 2021
- Offbeat | Written by Sanya Jain
Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk has teamed up with Liquid Death, a canned water company, to release a line of limited-edition skateboards infused with his own blood.
- www.ndtv.com
-
Tokyo Olympics: Aussie Teen Keegan Palmer Wins Skateboarding Gold With Top-Secret Trick
- Thursday August 5, 2021
- Agence France-Presse
Keegan Palmer, 18, posted a score of 95.83 in his third and last run in the final to clinch the skateboarding gold at the Tokyo Olympics.
- sports.ndtv.com