Watch the Webcast archive Click here for archive. Paul Doherty, Exploratorium staff physicist, explains the physics of ollies, nolies, and kickflips.

June 12, 1999, Live @ the Exploratorium presented Skateboard Science -- a live Webcast from the Phyllis C. Wattis Webcast Studio at the Exploratorium. Host Greg Caroll and riders from Stereo, Think, and Real Skateboards performed as Exploratorium staff physicist Paul Doherty explained the physics behind this extreme sport.

See skateboarding Pro's Wade Speyer, Dustin Dollin, Matt Fields, Mikey Reyes, Paul Zuanich, and others. See an interview with Tim Piumarta, Santa Cruz skateboard designer Flatland Freestyle demo by Tara Aronson, OceanSide ProAm Champion 1977 Because of the high-speed nature of skateboarding, we are only supporting a 56K connection and higher. This Webcast archive requires

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