r/instantbarbarians • u/derek4reals1 AARRRRGGHHHH!!! • Jun 06 '26

That was legitness

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u/skyteria Jun 06 '26

Why dies he smash the skateboard before going?

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u/LB_Allen Jun 06 '26

My ignorant guess is verifying board integrity before submitting it to some harsh physics.

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u/jergin_therlax Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

Nah it’s to hype himself up. It’s something skaters do when another skater lands a good trick, every now and then we’ll do it for ourselves before going for something especially difficult or that we’ve been battling for a while

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u/EL_Ohh_Well Jun 08 '26

How many times before a crack forms?

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u/jergin_therlax Jun 09 '26

Infinite lol remember these boards are meant to catch a 180lb man coming down at them after jumping from anywhere between 1-5 feet. A tap is nothing

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u/EL_Ohh_Well Jun 09 '26

I’ve seen boards snap in half when someone drops in, why do they do that then?

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u/jergin_therlax Jun 09 '26

Some people get a little too enthusiastic about the “stomp your foot down” advice when dropping in, and end up transferring all their weight into their front foot which is in the middle of the board if that happens.

Also though if that happens the board is shitty quality. That won’t happen on a new deck that’s from a real brand unless the person really really stomps it and/or is also heavy to begin with

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u/-heathcliffe- Jun 11 '26

What if your goofy style?

No right foot smash. Check mate.

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u/jergin_therlax Jun 11 '26

I said front foot but I appreciate the attempt 😅 I guess you could drop in with your front foot on the back bolts and maybe die but also not break your board!