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HOW TO - Make a balance board for carpet surfing

This looks like something fun to do on a rainy afternoon.

These are sold as "indoboards" on the market, but I will show you how to make your own at a fraction of the cost. Watch out for th carpet burns though!

Surf The Carpet! -[via] Link.

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Posted by: Dirkus on March 15, 2007 at 12:57 PM

Ruh-Roh!

I think we drowned the server at the link.

Makedotted?

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Posted by: tenax8 on March 15, 2007 at 1:28 PM

I remember reading about this somewhere! It was in a comic strip, and it was called a "Rola-Bola," I think. Now if I could only remember where I saw it... hmmm...

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Posted by: dhaartman on March 15, 2007 at 2:06 PM

Ok, he's using a bottle of diet coke for the roller it appears. Can't we find a use for mentos in this project?

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Posted by: kylenstevo on March 15, 2007 at 6:55 PM

lame why make a cheap version of shit

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Posted by: tow_surf on March 15, 2007 at 7:22 PM

If you make this board (or for that matter if you buy the IndoBoard) DO NOT use it on carpet - the risk of breaking your wrist, arm, or shoulder increases greatly when you use these things on carpet. Most surf shops do not have these out on display as a result of customers trying the boards out on their carpeted floors and breaking any of the above mentioned.

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Posted by: garyfixler on March 16, 2007 at 2:15 AM

@tenax8: Yep. They're called Rola Bolas to jugglers. Pro versions can cost quite a bit. The video link is down for me, however, so I'm not seeing anything.

http://www.dube.com/pkindex.php?d=rolabola

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