The Knife Ship became the protagonist of the performance held in Venice on the Campo dell'Arsenale, September 6, 7 and 8, 1985. With its corkscrew and blades folded upward, the Knife Ship echoed vertical structures such as the campanile of San Marco and the parapet of the Arsenale, while its color, red, could be associated with the city's ancient ceremonial ship, the Bucintoro. By coincidence, the knife, with its blades and corkscrew, could be equated with fish and snakes, the two biomorphic shapes used by Il Corso del Coltello co-author Frank Gehry in his architecture.
See more of Claes' giant artwork: http://www.oldenburgvanbruggen.com/lsp.htm (Thanks Fennec!)
That...looks amazing. =D Strange, but amazing. My one true love is surfing, but alas, I live in a landlocked city so it's sort of a pain to get to the ocean that is 20+ hours away. If this actually worked like a surfboard, I would be in love and would dig into my bank account today to buy one.
I agree, this must be heavy. Also, obviously not a trick board like a standard skateboard. This thing is definitely a cruiser only. Personally, I've never had any issues sidewalk surfing on my skateboard and I doubt this would improve that.
It carves well but other than that it isnt really great for anything. It seemed like it was going for riders that like to longboard but would also like to do a trick every once in a while. As a result it isnt great for either. It can be ollied so you can do some things with it but it's awkward and takes some adjusting to.
Regular skateboards do practically the same thing. They can still turn the same way. This one looks a little bit smoother in the design, but it seems to be a little bit of a novelty.
These are not new at all. They are very heavy. They made a different board with the same idea, but it works much better. It has 3 wheels on each side, with the middle wheel a little farther from the board. Called the Freeboard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFHkA2J-2Tw
Yeah, I bought one of these back in 2000 when they first came out. The video they had of this guy shredding up and down hills and streets was truly awesome. So awesome, that i bought a board.
It is truly heavier than a normal board because of the added weight of the trucks and extra wheels. I only attempted to ride it once before almost breaking my ankle.
I still have it with the extra wheels if any one wants to grab it??
yeah, how is this different from soft bushings on normal trucks? on a tight turn, the board would still be tilted way over with the wheels almost touching the wood.
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Not to mention the 7 ball bearings, crown, and inner and outer races in each bearing, of which each wheel has 2.
so all in all this thing has ~294 moving parts.
I was going to mention that, but I had no idea how many bearings there were. Thusly, I left it at that.
It carves well but other than that it isnt really great for anything. It seemed like it was going for riders that like to longboard but would also like to do a trick every once in a while. As a result it isnt great for either. It can be ollied so you can do some things with it but it's awkward and takes some adjusting to.
It is truly heavier than a normal board because of the added weight of the trucks and extra wheels. I only attempted to ride it once before almost breaking my ankle.
I still have it with the extra wheels if any one wants to grab it??