Shadowland

Sport: Skateboard contest

Children -- and grownups, too -- turned out on a hot and sunny September day to see who was best at riding a skateboard around a kind of empty swimming pool place created for the purpose. All, amazingly, survived.

17 Sep 2011

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Yes, that black thing on his arm . . .

. . . is a cast.

17 Sep 2011

115 visits

Not physically possible

17 Sep 2011

108 visits

Prototype Mars rover?

An important physics lesson is herewith demonstrated: a skateboard and its rider, separated, go different places at different speeds.

17 Sep 2011

119 visits

Waiting to compete

At the microphone is Tracy Kitts, a nonprofit organization executive, who organized the event and did most of the work involved. I believe he was, too, instrumental in getting the skateboard park built.
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