I think about this video of French rollerbladers from 1923 at least once every month.

@neauoire Damn! Those "skates" are actually far superior in that their wheels are far bigger, so they would go over bumps and cracks without stopping, far more effectively. You can see this in the part where they're skating over a forest trail, something you'd almost never be able to do with standard roller blades/skates.

I would love to see a modern version of these large wheeled skates!