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History Of The Surfboard: From 150lb/68kg Straight Planks To Modern Quads The invention of the surfboard rocker could be credited to Bob Simmons (1919-1954). Bob Simmons is also the guy you could call the “Father of the Modern Surfboard”. He introduced number of innovations and new shapes. Bob Simmons was constantly experimenting with surfboard designs.
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History Of The Surfboard: From 150lb/68kg Straight Planks To Modern Quads Hollow surfboards were invented in 1926 by a surfer named Tom Blake (1902 – 1994). Besides being one of the most influential and important figures in the history of surfing Tom Blake was also a national swimming champion, inventor, author and actor. Hollow surfboards soon replaced the old solid surfboards.
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surfing the act or sport of riding the surf, as on a surfboard. Also called surfriding. Origin of surfing. 1915-1920.
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Z-Boys Jeff Ho, Skip Engblom and Craig Stecyk opened the Santa Monica shop as Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zephyr Productions in 1971. The Z-Boys represented the shop in surf competitions, with the first member being fourteen-year-old Nathan Pratt.
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The History of Floating John Lilly. In 1954 neuro-scientist John Lilly, MD invented the first Sensory Deprivation tank, to access a range of higher brain functions, meditation & healing. Find out more about Dr. Lilly at http://www.johnclilly.com/. Michael Hutchison. Michael Hutchison wrote the very informative The Book of Floating.
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- The longboard or malibu surfboard is a modern replica of what the sport was started on. Paddle into what ever you want and hang ten all the way to the beach. Among the most popular boards in the water and for good reason - longboards are easy to start on and always fun. See our longboard size charts here.
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Silver Surfer The Silver Surfer is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four #48, published in 1966. The Silver Surfer is a humanoid with metallic skin who can travel space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft.
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Baker Skateboards Baker Skateboards. Baker Skateboards is an American skateboarding company founded in 1999 by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds (skateboarder). The company's main products are skateboard decks, soft goods, accessories, and wheels.
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The Real-Life Gidget Reflects on Women in Surf History The Real-Life Gidget Reflects on Women in Surf History. For International Surfing Day, surf these photos of women making waves in the sport. Think back on the popular image of surfing during the post-World War II years when the sport took off in Malibu, Calif., and the surfers you picture are likely to be male. And that image is, in part, correct.
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- The domed building was the Long Beach Home for the Spruce Goose. The Goose was invented by Howard Hughes, and built by his General Manager of Hughes Aircraft, Glenn Odekirk,in 1947, to be the largest transport plane in the world.
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History Of The Surfboard: From 150lb/68kg Straight Planks To Modern Quads The first fin was placed on the surfboard by Tom Blake in 1935 (I told you he was one of the most influential and important figures in the history of surfing).
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Bill Bernbach: Creative Revolutionary Bill Bernbach: Creative Revolutionary. On the centennial of his birth, a look back. Don’t let the button-down shirt and the rep stripe tie fool you—Bill Bernbach was an aesthete, not an Establishment Man. The Creative Revolution that Bernbach led—which came to define the 1960s for baby boomers as much as rock ’n’ roll did—was about originality in thought and design in service of pushing product.
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- The washboard was invented in 1797. James King invented an early version of the washing machine in 1851 that was hand-operated and shaped like a drum. William Blackstone created a washing machine for his wife in 1874. A wooden paddle moved the clothes around a series of wooden pegs to knock dirt loose.
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History of the surfboard Many men have dedicated their lives to the pursuit of shaping/developing a better board. Advances in surfboard design over the years range from size, weight and shape, to fins, to the materials used, to different boards designed for different waves.
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The History of the Surfboard General board construction didn’t change again until Bob Simmons gave some curvature to the bottom of the surfboard called rocker which like a boat enabled the surfboard to flow over the surface of the ocean without catching its edges and dipping under the water.
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How Kitesurfing Works The basic design of the kite didn't change much for about five centuries. However, in the 1800s, British innovator George Pocock revolutionized the use of the kite to move vehicles on land and sea. Pocock increased the size of the kite, using it as a sail to guide carts on land and ships on water. He introduced the four-line setup that's still used today.
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Benjamin Franklin: Inventor In Science and Technology. Jan 17, 1706. Benjamin Franklin is Born. Ben Franklin loved the water. Growing up in Boston, he was drawn to the sea and often dreamed of becoming a sailor. Ben learned to swim and became an expert swimmer. Wanting to increase his speed in the water, Franklin devised fins that he wore on his hands.
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Skateboarding Prior to the mid-seventies many early skateboards were originally based upon the concept of “Sidewalk Surfing” and were tied to the surf culture, skateboards were surfboard like in appearance with little to no graphics located under the bottom of the skateboard-deck.he first manufactured skateboards were ordered by a Los Angeles, California surf shop, meant to be used by surfers in their downtime. The shop owner, Bill Richard, made a deal with the Chicago Roller Skate Company to produce sets of skate wheels, which they attached to square wooden boards.
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- 1885 - Rover Safety Bicycle. The Rover Safety Bicycle was invented by Englishman, John Kemp Starley. The bicycle he designed had two wheels of equal size, with a chain drive to the rear wheel and an adjustable saddle.In 1888 John Kemp Starley created the Starley Rover which changed the history of bicycles completely.839 - Macmillan Velocipede. The Macmillan Velocipede was invented by Scotsman, Kirkpatrick Macmillan. MacMillan's velocipede was the first bicycle with pedals to drive the rear wheels. MacMillan has cemented his place in the history of bicycles with many crediting him with being the man who invented the modern bicycle.
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Benjamin Franklin Invents Swimming Fin An avid swimmer, Franklin was drawn to water at a young age and consistently promoted the healthy benefits of the exercise in his later writings. At the ripe old age of 11 he invented a pair of fins that, unlike today's modern flippers, were strapped to the swimmer's hands to help make each stroke more efficient. His contributions to the sport led to his posthumous induction into the International Swimming Hall of Fame.
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Who Invented the Electric Blanket? The American physician Sidney Russell invented the first electric blanket in 1912, although there is some dispute among historians as to whether Russell's electric blanket actually was the first. The...
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When were washboards invented? Washing and scrubbing boards. In 1868 the New York Times called washboards a great American invention and ran a story about a man taking a wooden grooved washboard home to his sister in Germany as a novelty.
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Central or primary circuit board for the computer? The printed circuit board was invented by Paul Eisler. He invented  it while working on a radio in 1936, and it is designed to hold  electronic circuits, ICs, switches, and … other components.
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- After Jay Wellingdon Couch invented the couch in the year 1895. ~ Oscar Wilde on CouchSurfing. After Jay Wellingdon Couch invented the couch in the year 1895 people have come up with many uses for this remarkable device. Couchsurfing is one of these: the act of taking a couch and jumping off a big cliff, usually they run after the visionary couch lemming.
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Jetsurf Is A Lightweight, Compact 35MPH Motorized Surfboard And by cheating, we mean trading in your board for a Jetsurf, a motorized surfboard that lets you run after waves at high speeds. Created by F1 engineer Martin Sula, the board, essentially, combines surfing with jet skiing, creating a whole new way of enjoying the beach.
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- Michael Weisner, professional illustrator and animator, guides you step by step through designing a surfboard. Michael shows us in just a few steps how to draw the basic shape of a surfboard, and then how to add a radical surf-themed design to our creation.
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- Skateboarding was invented a long time ago. The first trick probably recorded was the ollie. The ollie is when you jump on your skateboard. You can ollie over things and add … new twists to it.