How tech is making snowboarding even more awesome

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 - 07:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Snowboarding might be all about stamina, balance and instinct, but the sport was born in a Eureka moment of inspired thinking. Way back in 1965, a big hearted guy called Sherman Poppen fastened two skis together and attached a rope at one end, so his daughter could glide down a hill in Muskegon, Michigan.

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