How to: Make a Skateboard Sail

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By Marc de Vinck
Posted 2008/07/29 @ 9:49 am
Category General

Here is an environmentally friendly mode of transportation. Although I wouldn’t use it to commute to work! This looks like a fun project to make with your kids. All you need is some PVC pipe, duct tape, and a large piece of plastic. Oh, and a bit of wind!

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3 Responses to How to: Make a Skateboard Sail

ionymous on July 31st, 2008 at 8:48 am said:

For the love of Pete… but a freakin’ helmet on that kid before he wins the next Darwin award!

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tallpat on July 31st, 2008 at 9:13 am said:

I disagree ionymous… We as a society should stop trying to over protect everyone from the dangers of everything. Stupidity is meant to hurt, how else will anyone learn?

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ionymous on August 3rd, 2008 at 6:15 am said:

I didn’t say anything about society saying he should wear a helmet.
People don’t have to only learn by doing something stupid and then correcting themselves. They can learn from others before they do something stupid.
I just done want to see someone, especially a child, get hurt because their parent overlooked something.

In the right wind, that thing will fly. I remember when I was a kid, sitting on a skateboard, holding a piece of cardboard. I got going uncontrollably fast. Pretty cool.

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