As with Parkour, Yamakasi and Freerunning, here is another endeavor that blurs the line between performance art and sport.
New suits that give the wearers the aerodynamics of sugar-gliders or flying squirrels allow people to do flying feats never seen before. Currently people must tackle landing with a parachute, but flyer and basejumper Jeb Corliss […]
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People become sugar-gliders and flying squirrels
December 12th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments
Tags: Dance · Performance · Performance Art · Sports
Getting a $4,500 paraglider vs. making one out of plastic bags
September 19th, 2007 by Trout · No Comments
After yesterday’s post (Getting the right tools vs. actually doing something) I read this story in Wired. Instead of waiting on a $4,500 paraglider that he could likely never afford, he built one out of plastic bags. He could have died using it, but instead he became a world renowned paraglider, one of […]
Tags: Africa · Art Life · Philosophy · Sports
If you get points, is it art?
September 3rd, 2007 by Trout · 2 Comments
I went to an afternoon of flat track roller derby, and even though it’s a sport, I could care less who won or lost. A lot of us were there to be entertained. Roller derby is dramatic and theatrical. Lots of players and whole teams have strong characters (whether real or mythical), […]
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