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Airboard Inflatable Sled Is Still Relevant This Season

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We don’t know about you, but up here in the Northeast, it’s been snowin’. Y’all know what you do when it snows? You either cry about it, or you take advantage of it. The Airboard Inflatable Sled looks like a great way to turn a crappy snow day into a fun snow day:

Arriving in the States via Europe this winter, the Airboard, a 6-pound inflatable boogie board for the snow, is ideal for either backcountry or ski-resort sliding. Operation is simple: Lie on your chest and hold on tight. I-beams in the body provide shock resistance, while the ribbed underbelly allows you to steer and stop by shifting your weight. Good thing too: This thing’s speed record is 77 miles per hour

Considering it has no visible brakes and you’re traveling downhill face first, we don’t recommend trying to beat that particular record. But if you’re looking for some good, clean, but rather expensive winter fun, the Airboard can be had for $380.

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Science, not muscle, driving many Olympic wins

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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Nineteen-year-old Slovakian luger Josef Petrulak competed in the Sochi Olympics in a 22-year-old sled. That's right: His sled is three years older than he is. His...

8 Foot Tall Cardboard AT-AT Sled

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The 8th annual Cardboard Classic was held last week in Lansing, MI and probably the coolest entry in the event was this giant AT-AT Walker. Contestants can build any type of sled they want, as long as it’s made only of cardboard and tape or glue. A few awesome dudes went above and beyond the standard flat sled and built a huge 7 foot 8 inch tall homage to the Battle on Hoth entirely out of cardboard. Closeup:
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It took them over 70 hours to create this Star Wars masterpiece. One man actually sat down underneath as it sledded down the hill. Unfortunately the ride down the hill was about as successful as the AT-AT’s were in the Battle of Hoth but this time it didn’t take Luke Skywalker and his merry band of Rebels to take it down- just a little gravity. Check out the video of this cardboard creation heading down the hill:

The Emperor will be most displeased with this apparent lack of progress. (via cnet)

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