What did we do?

First we investigated two aspects of skateboarding, speed and maneuverability. For the speed test we dropped down a halfpipe and recorded the time it took to coast 12 meters on the flat. We each did three rides with small wheels (50 mm) and three rides with large wheels (60 mm). To test maneuverability we set up a soda bottle slalom course and recorded the number of bottles we knocked over. The fewer bottles we hit, the better our maneuverability. We rode the course three times with small wheels and three times with large wheels. more...