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Devine Lu LinvegaI think about this video of French rollerbladers from 1923 at least once every month.
rag. Gustavino BevilacquaAnd what about this?
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@GustavinoBevilacqua omg, that's sooo cool. I want a pair
Roni Rolle Laukkarinen@neauoire @GustavinoBevilacqua The French are crazy on this regard, it seems: https://invidious.devianze.city/watch?v=Ia4Th7nZlfA&listen=false
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Nick Poole@rolle @GustavinoBevilacqua @ndpi @neauoire I have a pair of those spring stilts! They're a lot of fun. I was never brave enough to do acrobatics on them but just sprinting on them feels wild.
Juho Mäntysalo@rolle @neauoire @GustavinoBevilacqua
This always makes me think of Springheeled Jack, a British folkcharacter (and later protagonist of penny dreadfuls) from the 19th century.
Paul McGuire@iju @rolle @neauoire @GustavinoBevilacqua If the roles are reversed, could be the illustration for Poe's "Never Bet the Devil Your Head" (though <SPOILER!> that was set in a covered bridge, with an unfortunately placed cross bar).
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rostiger@GustavinoBevilacqua @neauoire Dang, I wanna meet friends like this!
Robert Stribley@neauoire Way cooler than thinking about the Roman Empire all the time
priminatt@priminatt @neauoire No, not me. Buncha other dudes, tho, apparently.
Emil Jacobs - Collectifission@neauoire a century old skates. Fancy!
Blort™ 🐀Ⓥ🥋☣️@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!
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texanarchy@neauoire off to get a baguette like
naeemthm@neauoire Welp, this buried memory has now been reawakened. Thanks for giving me nightmares tonight!
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Jeff Byrnes@neauoire @lisamelton that is super neat. Thanks for sharing!
andr_w | andy - More on Bsky@neauoire that's so cool - it reminds me of the 'heel-ies' shoes that boomed about 15-20 years ago.
Heelies were never a thing where I'm from, but saw a kid use them while I was visiting a Scottish shopping centre. Didn't even know they existed before seeing them in the wild. A kid rolled few metres before starting to walk normally.
My first idea was that my sensory intake must have been confused somehow, followed by a short second when I started doubting the laws of nature itself.
Thankfully I could see the kid repeat the performance, so could come to sane conclusion.
256k@neauoire why do I feel like this is better than what we have now?
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Roderick@neauoire I'm telling my kids this was the Citroen 2CV.
Bunny Jane's Humansona@neauoire I love this. These things get reinvented every once in a while.
https://www.amazon.com/Inventist-Inc-Boardless-Skateboard-Black/dp/B076PKF2SN/
rhizomatic arcade@neauoire Look at those sick 20's tricks!
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I saw someone a few years ago with similar skates except the wheels angled under the shoe so that the tire touch point was centered under the foot. Don't know how that affected handling.
I saw someone a few years ago with similar skates except the wheels angled under the shoe so that the tire touch point was centered under the foot. Don't know how that affected handling.
sheislaurence@neauoire I was a bit dubious because it is in colour, but I found the full B&W film from Pathe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjtPn4orR9A I realise the technology of the heely shoes is basically the same, but here the heel is used to brake!
The Birth of Rollerblading: Cycle-Skating (1923) | Sporting History
Ludibriumventis@sheislaurence @neauoire I want a pair of these so badly
your_huckleberry@neauoire search for "Chariot Skates".
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(((JaneinNJ)))@neauoire I love this!!!
taradcat@neauoire love it 😊
Huh@neauoire and it works too
Mark Shane Hayden@neauoire trust the French...originators of the penny-farthing bicycle and Citroën 2CV automobile...to invent such a fabulously silly form of wheeled transportation
Russ SharekI might be able to convert a pair of stilts into a pair of these.
added to the 'completely mad ideas' list.
[ Jer moved instances ]The leg cuffs are very similar.
I have heard of one performer who roller skated on stilts. It's a terrifying concept to me.
Anna@neauoire The Wheelers from Return to Oz!
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Sarah W@neauoire
I can't stop watching. Looks great.
I can't stop watching. Looks great.
Lizzie Clarke@neauoire they’re kind of cool. Definitely should be revived.
Scott 🏴😷@neauoire those actually look way easier to use than modern ones... 🤔
martin@neauoire
thats genius!
thats genius!
Seth 🎙️
@neauoire Can't stop watching! 🤣🥸
Programmer Dude 🐧@neauoire they are freaking cool, ngl. I wish I had the skill to use them.
Chris Real@neauoire They look safer. A larger wheel is always safer.
wakestneed a pair of those! looks so fun. all terrain skating