ref did not flag that weird hit and takedown, because it was a legal hit with lots of weird circumstances (Steeler lineman pushed Garrett which accelerated him into the QB out of control, QB's throw...

i don't know. your assessment of the sequence is debatable. if you go frame by frame, that particular sequence could be interpreted by some as:
garrett grabbed facemask, but merely held it in same...

i have no dog in this fight, but that's the first reference to "balls" that I've seen, so i looked at the footage again.
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yeah, looks like multiple lines were crossed by multiple players,...

i think the "counterfeiting" line is my favorite part. first, iggy put a fake first name on his counterfeit birth certificate, then he built a bunch of counterfeit Scott Stunts and P4 skis, and even...

tell the shop they can mount you closer to +0.0cm if they give you new skis, or maybe they give you a different binding model that dodges the holes (and is a binding model that you approve), or maybe...

wait, what happened there?
did el chup receive a bullying cease & desist letter from blister for violating a copyright? hahahahaha :)
and after that, did iggy bully blister to enforce the on3p...

i get yer point. just sayin for me, the 2nd option would be better as "yes, i let it hang' because that counts as a yes for me. no biggie :)

i use the zip ones in all 3 modes. been using them for years, very rarely thought of the word powder or skirt whenever i switch between modes. i never think of it as keeping anything out, i only...

Props to WNDR for changing their Takeback Program policy since my previous post above. Now, instead of promising to constrain themselves to upcycling skis in every case, WNDR's new policy gives them...

Wow. Why tear apart a perfectly good rideable ski?

- Does WNDR really expect the "end of life" of WNDR skis to be within 3 years of purchase?
Heck, my 23-year-old Atomic Powder Plus started...

are you saying the taller parts of the ski will be way too stiff? that is my concern. i might need advice on flex stuff.

if you curl a flimsy business card into a trough shape, then it becomes...

i haven't considered adjustable sidecut much at all. it seems like there would be too many factors that you would have to get right. also, i don't know how the moving parts would survive a...

hahahaha...of course not. i came up with a ski concept without thinking about any catamaran at all. the concept is just a different attempt to hybridize charger skis with surfer skis. when i was...

no, no, no. you were thinking of the powder V-hull designs, like fischer tip below, but i'm talking about the fischer tail concept (upside-down V, or U, or whatever) in same image below....

i am so glad i brought my idea to the maggots first. you guys are blowing my mind.



damn! i'm 27 years too late! at least the patent must have expired by now, so public domain.

and that was...

yeah, looks hooky. but do the Squad edges on the "catamaran" hook MORE than a regular Squad? or less?

that's what I'm trying to figure out.

does a catamaran have any chance of slarving if you bottom it out onto a reverse camber "upper bottom", while also dynamically flexing the catamaran hulls...

whoa, i've seen those. that is a game-changer. i can't believe I forgot to incorporate that one.

gotta save that one for my next concept thread---one of those on each foot, but with the camber and...

after years of mastering the art of Heart Carving on Rax Skis and Anton Skis, i have finally attained a state of perpetual enlightenment. in my quest for the grand unification of charging and...

ok, if that turns out to be true for the category of "maggot-worthy skis", then maybe my predictions will be way off. and if the big guys limit production, then i guess little indies have a chance of...

wtf, my previous post attempt said "will be reviewed by moderator before it posts", and it has not posted yet. is it because I attached an image? or had the offensive string "Jackass" in it?


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ok, if you're right that people have learned their lesson from a big issue 2 years ago, then maybe the whole collective of builders will be careful not to significantly increase the # of pairs built...

Sick hot dog tube technology.

Or maybe skis using the concept of that circle of attached skateboards in that Jackass movie, which looked pretty much like this other guy: ...

my bad, i thought tech talk was for evaluating gear or skiing techniques or DIY stuff.

james11, i'm just predicting something might start happening in 2011, raising questions for amusement, and...

oh, sorry. what is the proper forum? and why not this one?

regarding
ONLY maggot-worthy skis, like off-piste, fat, long, high-perf designs, etc---NOT mainstream groomer skis.

1- is this the year when birth rate of skis is just too high to preserve...

Even if humanity could uphold such ethics, humanity lacks both the competence to manage this as well as the competence to undo the consequences of a failure.

Failure is inevitable. It's not a...