Extreme Pogo at Carnegie Mellon
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Uploaded by CarnegieMellonU on Aug 14, 2009
The pogo stick, once just a springy toy that helped kids hop a few inches off the ground, has evolved into high-performance equipment for extreme athletes, capable of launching people eight feet or more into the air. And arguably the most extreme of these new sticks is the "BowGo," developed at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute by project scientist Ben Brown.
The top pogo athletes in the world will have their annual gathering in Pittsburgh this month at a four-day extravaganza, Aug. 19-22, called Pogopalooza. The event is organized by extreme pogoer Nick Ryan, a rising junior English and public policy major at Carnegie Mellon. Several of the extreme pogo athletes will be aboard newly built versions of BowGo that get their bounce from a fiberglass bow of high tensile strength.
For more, visit: http://www.pogopalooza6.com/
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"Hey Santa, I want a Bowgo Pogo Stick for Christmas!" "Are you kidding me kid, that thing will snap and you will WHACK your eye out!" (Santa kicks kid down slide).
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this is very much interesting...
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I think this is exciting. It is very thrilling to watch pogo stunts.
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@BinkieMcFartnuggets lol mate good one xD
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@megadaredevil15 You posted your comment one day after my birthday. haha
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This was put up one day after my birthday :D
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@hruiht They said your computer mouse wouldn't bite, but they also said the Titanic can't sink, so checkmate, people.
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thats almost crazy enough to work
piemagon 2 years ago 42
Dude in the beginning looks like Woody from Toy Story...
Xilosphere 8 months ago 12