#mateboarding

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Here’s my first concept stuff guys!

- Shane

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The 5 w's of Skateboarding

What: Skateboarding is an action sport in which the skateboard is used to perform tricks and as a means of transport. Street skating tricks involve riding on rails, jumping steps and doing tricks on the ground.

Why: It was made as an alternative to surfing when the waves were calm and as such was known as Sidewalk Surfing, basically it was a way to surf on land.

Where: The first skateboards interestingly appeared in both California and in France, these early skateboards were simply roller skate wheels hammered onto wood.

Who: No one knows who made the first skateboard, it was seemingly made by a group of people.

When: It was first invented in 1953.