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Modern Marvels - Extreme Gadgets (History Channel) (2006)

Series: Modern Marvels Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
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  • Actors: Artist Not Provided
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: A&E Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: March 28, 2006
  • Run Time: 50 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • ASIN: B000CS4628
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #128,373 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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The basic BMX bike has stayed the same since the '70s; the essential form of the skateboard remains pretty static. Yet the versions of these familiar forms that viewers see on the X-Games and other high-profile contests are a far cry from what bikers and boarders had to work with just a few years ago. EXTREME GADGETS goes from the shop to the slopes to the skies on the trail of some of the most breathtaking athletes of today--and their super-sophisticated tools of the trade. Trace the steps on the road to the state-of-the-art revisit breakthroughs like the urethane wheel and original inline skate and hear from the men and women who are heroes to a new breed of athlete.System Requirements:Running Time 50 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. UPC: 733961747461 Manufacturer No: AAE-74746

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3.0 out of 5 stars Mildly Interesting, September 17, 2008
"Extreme Gadgets" begins by following the evolution of surfboards, starting with the second century in Hawaii. Royalty had boards up to 26 feet long and 150 lbs. The 20th century saw a rapid pace of change - 1930s brought hollow boards, 1935 the addition of a stabilizer fin front and rear, in the 1950s came lighter polyurethane boards. Then came "air boards" that actually rose out of the water.

Most of the rest of the disc consists of showing how skateboads, snowboards, mountain-boards, wakeboards, and sky-surfing boards had evolved from the basic surfboard. Unfortunately, the story quickly became obvious and it was difficult to maintain interest.

The one segment that did not derive from surfboards involved mountain bikes. However, this segment had little detail, and again was fairly obvious.
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