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Skateboarding is a complicated act. I long ago accepted this and also that I would never be any good at it. Thank goodness for other people that know how to do things I don't. Adam Shomsky happened to record a series of uncommon skateboarding tricks on a Redlake N3 high-speed camera then slowed the motion down and set it to an apt soundtrack to provide what is potentially one of the best skateboarding videos I've ever seen. They might not be the most impressive tricks, sure, but the video makes it look like magic.

If you think you're a very accomplished person, ask yourself, have you set a world record in something resembling a sport? Have you set a world record in anything? Did you do it before you were 13 years old? Well, 12-year-old Tom Schaar performed the first ever successful 1080 on a skateboard. He landed the feat, which consists of three full spins in the air while on a skateboard before it hits a surface, on the MegaRamp at Woodward West action sports camp. His father, Nick Schaar, said after warming up with a host of other maneuvers, Tom successfully pulled off the 1080 on only his fifth try.

I don't know how Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert made this -- they assure us that there was no animal cruelty involved -- but this is some mighty impressive filmwork. Someone needs to make this into a Tony Hawk mod, stat. They still make Tony Hawk games, right? (via Coudal Partners | Artists' page)