Uploaded February 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Rodney Mullen was the first to do the IMPOSSIBLE. I was curious about the physics. Check out the full video, called - Why this trick should be IMPOSSIBLE ft. Rodney Mullen - Skateboarding Science

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