Archive | April, 2012

The Science of Airborning

27 April 2012

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Very funny for the people who saw “the art of flight“…or any latest extreme sportflic ;). But don’t be fooled…the Voleurz know how to ride …

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Skimboarding on another level: Brad Domke

20 April 2012

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Skimboarding, you know: the piece of wood that kids trow on the beach, run, and jump on it. Sometimes they even make a little turn on a lost shorebreak wave. Brad Domke has a different view on this. No fins…but big waves, barrels, …wtf!

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DIY explosions on a super slowmotion camera

19 April 2012

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A Danish TV show gave a stuntman a house, a Phantom Flex slowmo camera and asked to set up some explosive stuff. They put the slowmotion footage on Trentemøller music. If you want to see what a bottle of wine can do to a microwave oven:

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Single Speed configurator

19 April 2012

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Thinking about buying/making a fixie or a single speed? The Bike  configurator on MyOwnBike can give you a good idee for a colour & style mix.

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Suzuki Nine Knights. The Snow Castle

18 April 2012

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With this weather, some snow post are still legit 😉 . Suzuki Nine Knights gathers the world’s most talented freeski athletes on one of the most innovative jump features seen in the freeski community. Welcome to the castle. It’s an insane jump…

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The Wave Jet propulsion system

16 April 2012

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WaveJet Pod is an electrical surf motor, powered by a lithium-ion battery, operated from a waterproof controller  that is worn on the wrist. The drive, or Pod, makes up to 12 miles per hour, which is three to four times faster than paddling, and it is fully modular, so you can pop it out of your surfboard. […]

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McConkey

12 April 2012

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“McConkey,” a 90-minute documentary to be released in 2013 about Shane McConkey, the pioneer of freeskiing and ski base jumping. btw: he died.

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This is what my next snow-video will look like: GoPro + quadricopter

10 April 2012

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…not talking about the snow/ski level in it…but we will work hard to get some quadricopter footage in it. (isn’t it, mr HiFly?). I love the hold-and-release shots on the chairlifts. The quadricopter they use is at app. 1250$

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Mid Century Modern

3 April 2012

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Shelby White has a great set of articles about “mid century modern” design which nails everything I like about that era: The colours, the interiors and the illustrations …

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