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TAKING ILLEGAL ADVANTAGE OF THE LANDSCAPE

     Boys have a natural instinct that urges them to break their necks, though fortunately they seldom succeed. And rollerblading, in its own heart-thumping way, simply takes advantage of the local landscape.

http://youtube.com/
watch?v=kPcB8SDeFnw

     SLALOM ROLLERBLADERS are both legal and amazing. I discovered a clump of them on YOUTUBE. Here’s one to start with, in Paris:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9pglmp0ULTw

     And here’s the 2007 slalom rollerblading championship in Milan, Italy – the winning performer, Caroline Lejeune, and what a performer!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=DHWa-12CCTs&feature=related

     You’ll see off to the right a clump containing many more slalom rollerbladers, mostly with music I can’t stand, but good luck to you.

EXTREME FREESTYLE SOCCER

     EXTREME FREESTYLE SOCCER doesn’t sound beautiful, but it is. In this video, ball and players seem to float, to linger in the air. Perhaps the video has been slowed down, I don’t know, but it’s like a ballet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nM5fbxOtIO4&feature=related RUN

WHAT PEOPLE CAN DO WITH KITES

     This KITE ZOO not only tells you how to create wondrous things, it supplies “historical, anecdotal, allegorical or aeronautical snippets of information” and “hotlinks to online photos and constructional plans.” A great site for kids to explore!

http://www.kites.org/zoo/

     INQUIRY.NET will tell you how to make a dragon kite, three kinds of butterfly kite, a balloon kite, and an elephant kite that the author calls “an excellent flier.” And more of course. Why not build them now, fly them now, and take them to the beach this summer?

     I was fascinated by his idea of a kite for swimming. It will tow you as you lie on your back on a board in the water. The author thought he had invented something new, but it turns out that Benjamin Franklin thought of it first. Though Franklin didn’t think of the board.

http://www.inquiry.net/outdoor/spring/kites/swim.htm

     BEAUTIFUL KITES: Here you see the beauty of the kites and the skill of the man who controls them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pe2PddwZJAI

WHAT KITES CAN DO WITH PEOPLE

     KITE BUGGY JUMPING, SYDNEY. This is the dream we all have with kites: the kite lifts you off your feet and UPPPPP!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=KLt9nBDwi9o

     WINDSURFING WITH KITES. Truly amazing.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BXEUp7rJFG4




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