"Skateboarding can be tricky" i c wat u did thar

@luqmangabarti

8 жыл бұрын

lol

@hastisc

8 жыл бұрын

Top kek

@twtwtwtw

8 жыл бұрын

But not as tricky as SSX Tricky.

@Blenzo480

8 жыл бұрын

Or run dmc tricky.

@bobhope4288

8 жыл бұрын

I C U P. Thanks to how small modern science can make pinhole camera's.

Sick :)

@xyzd70

8 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd see you comment on a sci show video but here we are

@SonLaw34

8 жыл бұрын

ITS HIM ITS REALLY HIM

@rambam791

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, It's nice to hear a scientific brake-down of thing's ya awready know, a different perspective, if you please.

@jonathans1340

8 жыл бұрын

Yooo Chris you should try to learn an ollie on your channel! XD

@PenguinSauc3

8 жыл бұрын

OMG MOIST

I would love to watch SciShow slowly divulge into the most scientific "how to skate" channel.

@0justBETHANY

8 жыл бұрын

+Broken Wave haha I was gonna say something about Braille. You gotta get Aaron Kyro. A professional skateboarder from the San Fransisco Bay Area.

@EvilNeonETC

8 жыл бұрын

I skate regularly, and I can advocate for this.

@ki11bunny

8 жыл бұрын

Aaron does a great job at breaking tricks down. The only thing I didn't like here was about pushing down with your front foot. Really you should be pushing into the nose to level the board, as pushing down is a great way to hurt your ankle.

@EvilNeonETC

8 жыл бұрын

ki11bunny The pushing is for if you're landing a simple ollie, although I will say you don't really do much pushing as you kind of rest your foot to hold the board's position midair. I don't think they were doing a full-length how to ollie higher video.

@ki11bunny

8 жыл бұрын

EvilNeon I know they were not doing a full in depth but that step is likely to get people hurt if they follow it.

I want to see hank trying it

@Bryan532253

8 жыл бұрын

yes this needs to happen

@whyisgamora4191

8 жыл бұрын

Do you want him dead ? xd

@miniatureswithjanelle

8 жыл бұрын

+Kat4Life Perhaps. :3

@TheAngelicalovesyou

8 жыл бұрын

+++++

@SahityaBeri

8 жыл бұрын

Yep yep yep!!

Great explanation. Only the part about leveling the board in the air is a bit off. For a high and nice looking Ollie you have to use the forward movement and friction of the front foot to pull it straight in the air. You don't want to push down until you are ready to land. At least, that's how i experience it. It's such a automated process that it's hard for me to break down what i'm actually doing when i Ollie.

I skateboard for harambe

@russ1337

8 жыл бұрын

stale

@enigma647

8 жыл бұрын

why ppl suddenly got reminded of 3 moths old event?

@ShawnJonesHellion

8 жыл бұрын

+Zenon Malinowski Harambe is forever

@jccarbon1998

8 жыл бұрын

Tricks out for Harambe

@casxela6499

8 жыл бұрын

+JayCee lmao

Breakdown the science of all Rodney Mullen's tricks

@SpasmFingers

8 жыл бұрын

well hes a wizard

@PontiRamanta

8 жыл бұрын

it's not a trick. it's a sorcery

@frenche2480

8 жыл бұрын

that would be awesome but a bit long

@TheOtherJackBlack

8 жыл бұрын

So basically they'd break down what it is to be a robot?

@ricois3

8 жыл бұрын

So basically all tricks?

I guess Sci show knows I been watching too much Braille skateboarding.

Definitely check out skateboarding made simple

@Jus275

8 жыл бұрын

You won't be disappointed

@thegreatreyrey1

8 жыл бұрын

Hi I'm Aaron Kyro and I'm a sponsored skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay area...

@owendavis3097

8 жыл бұрын

+Duo Ren from the San Francisco Bay area

@Sax4565

8 жыл бұрын

My name is Micheal Aranda and I'm a professional skateboard scientist from the San Francisco Bay area. :D

@MuchoBe

8 жыл бұрын

Only if it teaches skateboarding better than anything else out there.

I wanted to see Michael demonstrate the ollie himself.

@skylertooley1955

8 жыл бұрын

I bet he skates

@Willzyx88

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I bet he's the greatest at it. Oh, Michael. Hmmm.

@maaikekaynta5079

7 жыл бұрын

Willy T uhmm

thanks for this video, been subbed for a year or two and been skating for much longer. nice little combo

Amazingly this is what I needed to get my ollies down! I've been practicing ollies for about three weeks and couldn't do them consistently. But after watching this video, I went out and really hammered down the ollies. This was way more helpful to me then watching other youtube tutorials! Science ftw!

The beautiful science of skateboarding. Now us nerds can finally learn how to use a board.Thanks!

@xyzd70

8 жыл бұрын

If you're gonna pick it up I have to let you know they got one part wrong. Instead of pushing your front foot down to level out the ollie you have to push it forward

@TheFalloutShot96

8 жыл бұрын

+xyzd95 he honestly should of said to drag ur front up ward on the board right after the pop. But really u can go to a real skate tutorial on other channels

That description, lol. Pretty accurate. That's why I prefer snowboarding. It's a little more forgiving when it comes to boo-boos.

And so begins your lifelong journey of scrapes, bruises, sprains, bloodletting, hospital visits, dislocations, broken bones.....and that's with your safety equipment on.

@xyzd70

8 жыл бұрын

Gotta pay to play

@Primalxbeast

8 жыл бұрын

No thanks, I'll stick to skydiving. It's safer.

@sexypyromaniac

8 жыл бұрын

+Orion The Hunter except for that compacted spine that could end up leaving you in a wheelchair later in life :/

@sexypyromaniac

8 жыл бұрын

this comment is too true, i have a dislocated shoulder, i had to have stiches in my knee and chin, i broke my elbow, and my shins are lumpy and bruised 24/7. but i wouldnt have it any other way

@anthonydekany3825

8 жыл бұрын

+JillyWacker i hate when it hits my shin

I like this type of instructional science vid! I'd love to see some with other niches, like the science behind graffiti/spray can technique!

It's nice that you explain everything so both adults and kids can understand as well as people who know nothing about skateboarding, thanks!

Pretty cool that sci show is talking about skateboarding. It's nice to see my two main passions collide and bond.

Thank you for finally explaining this

Reminds me of my old skater days...

This was great! Thank you!

This video may well become responsible for more scraped knees, damaged shins and broken bones than anything I can imagine.

Great choice of video series!!! I used to skate a lot in high school, and I still do now and then just to get around. I was getting good at a few tricks at my peak, now when a car stops right on the crosswalk and I have to ollie onto the sidewalk it's a 50% chance I'll make it. Use it or lose it I guess

As a skater, hearing the most basic trick explained in such an in-depth and detailed manner is quite humorous.

In the beginning of August I've discovered Braille Skateboarding channel. Now, near the end of August I'm seeing skateboarding even on SciShow. Nice :3

I've honestly wondered this since middle school when I tried to do it....and couldn't. Glad I finally stumbled onto the answer.....20 years later xD

Please make more I always pondered this stuff in truly scientific terms

best episode ever! more please?

I've been waiting for someone to make a video on this

such respect for this ep

I approve of this content!! Do a video to explain all the basic tricks!

please do more of this I've been waiting for a channel to do this

it's funny, I'm currently learning how to skateboard and I was thinking, just today, wouldn't it be great if someone made a video on the physics of it. life is wonderful XD

science and skateboarding, two great things for me

Dope science, dude!

But, why are there scooter kids around my skatepark?

@xyzd70

8 жыл бұрын

Asking the real questions i see

Heyyyyy just the video I needed

Holy cow! New respect for skaters.

Great video. I've been watching skateboarding vids recently and have been wondering about the physics of how they keep the board on their feet when jumping. This is a strangely timely video.

been skating for 10 year always just assumed it was a gift from the creators, now I know it's physics

I needed this video a decade ago lol.

I get the feeling this video was made in part due to Braille's insanely popular glass skateboard video.

@iprimoonanollie2598

8 жыл бұрын

maybe, that video git like 20m views I think, hopefully people learn shredding is a sick sport

@ki11bunny

8 жыл бұрын

I wish that thing was able to have held up for a bit but I expected it to go boom!

Man I've been getting into skateboarding it's cool this came up lol

You actually managed to make skateboarding sound cool and fun. Go, science!

when i do chin ups and pull ups is the pressure applied to the door bar only by my weight or it has more when you go pull with your arms?

Ahh skateboarding and science, my two favourite things, I rate this video 10/10

You know its gonna be good when it starts with a gnarly pun.

Some of the best methods for personally learning tricks was simply taking a seat between trick attempts and breaking everything down in my head. Without slowing down and trying to comprehend the physics behind the trick, I would've never been able to learn and consistently land tricks like Nollie Inward Heels, Nollie Backside Flips, Big Flips, Switch Heels, etc. However, the most mind-bending tricks came in the form of two that I only ever landed once: Hardflip and Nollie Laser Flip. Perhaps given more time, I could've consistently learned one-or both-of them. Now I'm in a wheelchair, paralyzed from the chest down (injury not quite skateboard-related), but I still love being in the presence of skateboarding-even occasionally teaching random skaters a trick or two!!

At around 1:24 the word 'kicking' is used to describe a pop. I believe when people refer to a 'kick' in terms of an ollie, they mean the front foot moving up to catch the board.

mind blown!

finally a good tutorial 😌👍🏼

That's pretty gnarly, dude.

I was never able to do an Ollie, but I was using a crappy Wal-mart skateboard back when I was 10 years old so I guess that's why I never did any tricks lol

@Strideo1

8 жыл бұрын

I had a skateboard that I found in someone's garbage.

@jessicab7059

8 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@kalebbaxter7746

7 жыл бұрын

skating on a Walmart board is like trying to use a paper bag as a condom, it just is annoying

I'm a skateboarder AND I LOVE THIS

I stopped skating when I got to the age when falling actually began to hurt. I remember bouncing off the ground and shrugging it off... now I bang my shin once and I'm done for the day! These days I just rewatch old skool skate vids and reminisce.

weird that this came out right as im trying to get back into skateboarding and re learn tricks :D

awesome

EXTREME SCIENCE!!

good description

Can you do one on cerebral aneurysms? I had one rupture at 19 and would love to learn more!

@RafilaWan

8 жыл бұрын

Stop spamming them.

@BasedBenny

8 жыл бұрын

+Rafila your profile pic is White Diamond from Steven universe, I guess I'm not the only one that likes the show

@pnkflyd66

8 жыл бұрын

+Rafila it's better than anus jokes

@FlyingJetpack1

8 жыл бұрын

+Rafila The anus question worked after countless spamming, so why not this one? Well, I guess this one is not as funny, but there is a chance his persistence will prevail one day. And this question is far more fitting for scishow than anus hair. Who knows, maybe one of the patreons will see this and will be curious as well and request a video.

Michael... No mention of the legend, Rodney Mullen?

@EpicSpence

8 жыл бұрын

Rodney invented every trick, he just gave the credit for inventing the Ollie to his bones team mate because he's nice like that :)

@Miikeeeyyyy

8 жыл бұрын

Rodney Mullen didn't invent the ollie, but he invented the "magic flip" aka the kickflip. The first ollie was invented/done by a vert skater named Alan Gelfand in 1978. Alan was nick-named "ollie" by the way he would air out of the bowls and pools without grabbing the board and thats how the trick was discovered.

@EpicSpence

8 жыл бұрын

My rather sarcastic point was that a flatland Ollie is a little different to a vert Ollie in execution. As Mullen never really claimed it as his own, credit was given to his inspiration, rather than giving the trick an entirely new name and taking credit himself, which could have happened when you think about it. Imagine if he just came out and said "I've invented this new trick, I call it the Mullen air!". Nobody would have argued at the time. Quite humble imo.

@Miikeeeyyyy

8 жыл бұрын

i just googled it. i give you credit about the flatground ollie. im not arguing. im just stating that first ollie ever was not mullen but i respect your post man!

@ki11bunny

8 жыл бұрын

+Mike E I agree the first ollie wasn't Mullen but I'm sure we can at least agree near enough everything else was Mullen.

Oh yeah!

this is perfect timing cause I'm practicing my ollie

best sponsor vid ever

I really could have used this video when I was in middle school. Ollies are hard.

Im happy that they were able to make a skateboarding video without it being cringey

DO A MINI SERIES ON THIS

I talked to my boyfriend the other day saying that scishow should do skateboard physics cause I always wondered how it worked, and thou has granted my wish. Also, fact of the day, the international distress term "Mayday" was originated from the French word(s) "Venez m'aider" meaning 'come and help me',but the person who came up with the term, Frederick Mockford, was British. Was curious and looked it up today, thought to pass it on.

I think the more force you apply to the pop, the more control you have over torque, as the board is trying to rise higher. Basically example is, popping with enough force to ollie 2 feet high, but only letting the board rise up to 1ft. Try it! It will improve board control and consistency, especially aiming into grinds/slides

I have never been able to Ollie and I literally just watched this video and went outside and did it

thanks, I have never understood how my school friends did this. :D

"fall down and break their wrists." that's great

I would like to see breakdowns of more tricks. I feel like skateboarding is so complex that to normal people they just can't comprehend what is happening, so they just ignore it. Hopefully in the Olympics skateboarding will finally get the respect it deserves.

it took you guys so long to do this episode xD

Yeah boy!

Can ye do one of these on the mountain bike bunnyhop please

"the ground pushes back, sending the board flying into the air" I'm not so sure this part of the explanation (at 1:33) washes. The ground isn't going to accelerate the board into the air as that would require a net force, and since the normal force from the ground is by definition net zero (ignoring minuscule effects of concrete and wheel compression) there won't be any acceleration. I'm thinking the "flying into the air" bit is the result of pivoting hard against the back wheels, then the momentum of the board continues it's upward motion into the air.

@whatchaout

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe it wasn't quite clear, but he does refer to "popping". When the front of the board rises into the air and the back pivots, at the last moment, the tail end of board makes contact with the ground. That final collision is what sends the board up into the air.

@freekzero

8 жыл бұрын

I think I see what you're saying but even that seems misleading. The collision doesn't push the board into the air, it just stops the rotation from continuing down in the back, forcing the momentum to take everything up. I'm splitting hairs and being pedantic, I know, but I'm of the impression these are details that tend to lead to incorrect understanding from people who don't have a deep understanding of basic physics yet.

physics of skate board that's awesome

I have not done skateboarding for years and i do miss it, still got my board put away

@adans9107

8 жыл бұрын

I feel bro but I wasn't one of the lucky guys that could go pro I suck major dick and skating never paid the bills :(

cool vid :)

My 13 year old self would REALLY loved to have seen this video.

rad,bro

Skateboarder and big fan of the show

This is all true, but I also find it useful to think of it like this. If you're not standing on the board, and you kick down on the tail, it's easy to see how kicking down on the tail hard enough will make the board bounce up in the air. An ollie works the same way, except that you're above the board when it happens. It seems counter-intuitive, because people think that you're standing on the board, which would prevent it from bouncing up, but that's not really the case. You begin jumping first, giving your body some upward momentum, so your weight isn't holding the board down. Then, on the way up, you kick down the tail making it bounce off the ground, and use your other foot to keep the board steady and flatten it out. When I hear people explaining how to ollie the always put too much emphasis on sliding the front foot up, when the emphasis should be on giving your body upward momentum BEFORE you kick the tail down.

Now I wanna see Hank learn it.

Oh my god. That pun in the first line.

I wanted to ask for a bmx version because I ride one, but realized it's almost the same to make a new video about it.

Explained it better then most that's forsure 😂

NOOO!!! why does this video have like 100k less views :( I loved this video, I mean I dont want scishow to become a skateboarding physics channel but this still was a cool video

At what point exactly do you jump in the ollie? and at what point exactly do you pop the tail? I'm looking for a real detailed answer cause I understand HOW to ollie and I CAN ollie but I want to improve my ollie...

totally radical dood

hellz yeah

As far as I'm concerned it's more magic than physic. I'd like a scishow episode on why some people have more physical coordination than other. It's not just a matter of practice.

@unclesam997

8 жыл бұрын

It is about practice, but some people are better naturally because of genetics. Almost anyone can go to a gym and yoga classes to get stronger and gain more balance, but some people are genetically predisposed to gain those physical attributes more quickly, and/or have more of them naturally. It's just about the strength of your muscles and your sense of center of gravity.

Is that the beginnings of a moustache I see on your face??? Also very interesting physics video! Although I didn't get the part how you lift the board up...

@xyzd70

8 жыл бұрын

Jumping off of the tail of the board hard enough to pop the tail against the ground brings up the nose of the board. To get the back wheels off the ground you have to drag the side of your front foot up and foward with the board to guide it thanks to griptape. Although it can be done without griptape

i may be a nerd... because this explained the ollie better than anything and anyone i have ever encountered. i feel like i could do a prefect ollie right now.

As a skateboarder this almost makes me feel like I'm doing science xD

lol wow this is the most nerdy ollie explanation i've seen in a long time :D

DO MORE SKATEBOARDING SCIENCE!!!!

I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW THIS!!! How do they always know?!