Ollie Physics: Skateboarding Explained

Aatish Bhatia, a recent graduate with a Ph D in physics and a love for skateboarding, recently published this article on WIRED titled "The Physics of Doing an Ollie on a Skateboard, or, the Science of Why I Can’t Skate." The article is nicely illustrated with a video and a series of animated GIFs the explore the mechanics of the Ollie.

Now a Staff Pick on Kickstarter!

Less than 36 hours after the launch of the Kickstarter project for A Secret History of the Ollie I was informed by Kickstarter that the project is now a staff pick. What an honor!