Now make it bulletproof
Wouldn’t fit with all the books.
Many schools aren’t even issuing books any more. Teachers just do handouts and powerpoints. Then students rely on Google and Youtube.
You think people still use physical copies of textbooks in 2023?
Your age is showing.
Yes I consider those big workbooks textbooks. They do weigh a lot and do have a lot of them. Why do you guys think you know everything I have kids that go to school and they have backpack full of books not every school has school issue iPads
Don’t kids just carry tablets with e-books these days?
Laptops with 500 dollars worth of online access to information that expires after a semester
Books? I thought we banned all those.
I have a feeling this might be college students. I never brought my text with me to class in college (other than the occasional open book exam.)
yeah but now you have a dirty skateboard in the same bag as your laptop
All of my kids’ text books were on/are on their school issued iPads, and have been since 6th grade. Which was 2014 for my oldest. I’m doubtful many kids are still carrying books in their backpacks.
Especially when the schools require flimsy transparent backpacks
Where do you put ur guns ? 🇺🇸
Wow you’re SOOOOOOO funny. You should be a comedian!
Americans don’t need somewhere to hide them lol
😂Boomer
See you are a dumb ass that thinks you know it all. I’m Gen X.
not to mention absurdly heavy total weight… this will fail… nobody will buy it.
Full time skateboarder/skate coach just here from “news”.
I like gadgets too, but this is r/diWhy vibes
It folds in half so it’s easier to bring to class or work. I’ll be your reading comprehension coach.
Why would I need a folding skateboard that takes up the same mass but now doubles width at the trucks/wheels?
I’ll be your “travels with skateboards as a living” advisor to the “don’t be an asshole” coach you should employ.
Great fucking sub, nevermind lol
It’s up there with folding bikes. Stupid and just introduces another failure point.
Gonna need more like a rucksack than a backpack tbh
That sucks it’s only for students :(
Is it bulletproof?
Probably the most important consideration for students now
That looks very cool, my boosted board is a pain to bring around when I need to tuck it somewhere like a restaurant or when I’m getting in a car/subway.
Why would anyone want to put a dirty board in their backpack? I had a $400 meepo mini v2 for a year in college that I used to get to and from class every day. I don’t think I would ever put that board in my backpack even if it folded, especially when during entire weeks or months when it was wet or snowy.
Is the point of a longboard so that you can walk around with it in your hands and bring it to class?
I mean I had a normal longboard I took on the bus and to every class I went to. Never had an issue setting it somewhere. Could be because I went to Iowa State and the class size vs the rooms. Worse case I sat on it in the hallway when there wasn’t a bench or put it under my chair.
I agree with the other comments of putting a dirty wheel and dirty decked longboard in a backpack. I can see the advantage if there’s a rule you can’t have it in a building to put it away but not much else past that.
AND… the board is designed with layers of Kevlar so that students can use the long board to protect themselves from school shooters! It’s a win/win!
(The above is not true)
Backpack, more like plate carrier. Genius!
First ring I thought of
I don’t skate myself but have always liked how people rock their boards outside of their backpacks like they are ready to skate as soon as the elevator doors open
Ahhh yes for the convenience of not having to set your long board against the wall or under your feet you get a structural weak point. 😂
I mean, did you even look at the design? Did you even read the article? Or is your enter take just on a photo and title?
The board was designed by an MIT Aerospace Engineering student. I’m willing to bet they get night sweats over the thought of structural weak points, and that its durability is equivalent to (if not greater than) that of a unibody deck.
Bunch of bolts through the board? Why even use a wooden deck at that point.
Hell, I walk around campus with my Onewheel GT. This just seems excessive.
Ironically this folds to about the size of a onewheel, so you’re agreeing with the design and mocking it at the same time. I guess you never owned a boosted board or you’d know the pain of dragging those around by the trucks through a store or fitting it under a restaurant table. Onewheel or folded longboard are the perfect size to carry and stow.
Wheres the rgb though?
It’s kevlar and folds into a blocking device that shields your virginity
Chads waste an additional 30 minutes of their life daily walking across campus at 2 mph.