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Faizan
While roller skates were patented as early as 1910, skateboards didn't officially enter the scene until the 1960s. Surfers wishing to practice their balance and agility out of the water invented the sport, then known as sidewalk surfing. The earliest boards were little more than lumber with wheels attached. By 1965, Louis D. Bostick filed the first patent to manufacture the first commercial skateboards.
Skating Resurrection
By the time Bostick filed his patent, skateboarding had nearly died out. Clay wheels made the early-model boards far from safe, and injuries were common. In 1972 Frank Nasworthy invented urethane wheels for the boards, revolutionizing the sport due to the increased traction the wheels provided. Tricks and jumps entered the sport in the '70s, laying the foundation for the technical moves found in the sport today.
Skating Resurrection
By the time Bostick filed his patent, skateboarding had nearly died out. Clay wheels made the early-model boards far from safe, and injuries were common. In 1972 Frank Nasworthy invented urethane wheels for the boards, revolutionizing the sport due to the increased traction the wheels provided. Tricks and jumps entered the sport in the '70s, laying the foundation for the technical moves found in the sport today.
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