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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Skateboard"”.
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Skateboard Jesus
<p><em>Skateboard Jesus</em> is a collection of poetry written in mostly first and second person free verse, containing in addition some prose poems and other forms harder to categorize. The poetry in this collection is largely narrative in structure, and engages with themes of identity and …
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Design, fabrication, and characterization of split axle skateboard trucks
A new design for skateboard trucks has been developed and tested in an effort to reduce the uncomfortable vibration experienced when riding a skateboard. The new design interfaces with existing hardware but also features a split axle geometry which allows the left and right wheels to move …
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Innovative Design: Design of a Press System and Molds to Produce a Skateboard Deck.
<p>Skateboarding is a passion for many people. Homemade skateboard machinery has been fabricated throughout the country. While the demand for skateboards is steady; there is a steady growth in the homemade skateboard deck market. The desire to create a one of a kind deck that expresses a person's …
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A feasibility study of a wheeled prosthesis with skateboard steering for unilateral above knee amputees
Thesis (B.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1985.
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UNDERNEATH THE STREETS, THE BEACH: DRIFTING TOWARD/FROM A PROTO-POSTSTRUCTURALIST PERFORMANCE OF EVERYDAY SPATIAL SUBJECTIVITY
… and historically radical motility of the street skateboard and precursory surfboard with an ambulatory interpretation of radical political philosophy and subjectivity this work explores, through the lens of a drifting practitioner, a quotidian routine in The Commute, and a distinctly urban …
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Beyond gangsta: hip-hop, web culture and racial masking in the musical work of Tyler, The Creator
… his participation in and appropriating of skateboarding and web culture, Tyler denies common associations and stereotypes of blackness related to gangsterism which allowed him to become an internet phenomenon at the age of 19 with his music video “Yonkers” (2011). This study analyzes …
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Assessing the effect of psychological priming techniques on salivary hormones and physical performance markers
… testosterone improved performance makers in skateboard tricks, rugby performance, a three-repetition maximum back squat (3RM), and bench press. On the contrary, aggressive video clips gave mixed results: testosterone rose by 10% (g = 0.67, 95% CI 0.43, 0.90) prior to performing a 3RM squat, …