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====== Sky Boarding ====== | ====== Sky Boarding ====== | ||
- | Skyboarding is an [[: | + | Skyboarding is an [[faction: |
There are two main types of Skyboards: Liftboards and Dropboards. | There are two main types of Skyboards: Liftboards and Dropboards. | ||
===== Liftboards ===== | ===== Liftboards ===== | ||
- | Liftboards are generally larger, and contain more/ more powerful GE lifters in their construction. Liftboards are built for speed, and have the capability to completely lift themselves and their riders, essentially flying. Liftboarding is especially popular | + | Liftboards are generally larger, and contain more/more powerful GE lifters in their construction. Liftboards are built for speed, and have the capability to completely lift themselves and their riders, essentially flying. Liftboarding is especially popular |
The main competitions held with liftboards are races, ranging from altitude races at 500 meters or sometimes higher, to distance races that are closer to the ground but require great stamina of both rider and board. | The main competitions held with liftboards are races, ranging from altitude races at 500 meters or sometimes higher, to distance races that are closer to the ground but require great stamina of both rider and board. | ||
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===== Safety Features ===== | ===== Safety Features ===== | ||
- | Because Sky Boarding is an in herently | + | Because Sky Boarding is an inherently |
==== Board-integrated Safety ==== | ==== Board-integrated Safety ==== | ||
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* **Safety Cords:** Safety cords are short bits of cord that are looped around the user' | * **Safety Cords:** Safety cords are short bits of cord that are looped around the user' | ||
- | * **High-friction pads:** Many Skyboards have high-friction surfaces on top. These can be as simple as sand grit embedded on paper and glued to the top of the board, all the way to specially made pads that use Lorents | + | * **High-friction pads:** Many Skyboards have high-friction surfaces on top. These can be as simple as sand grit embedded on paper and glued to the top of the board, all the way to specially made pads that use Lorentz |
* **Safety Protocols: | * **Safety Protocols: | ||
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Not only do the boards themselves have safety features, but many Skyboarders prefer wearing safety gear over getting injuries. Safety gear can be as simple as foam padding, and as sophisticated as GE liftpads worn on the body. | Not only do the boards themselves have safety features, but many Skyboarders prefer wearing safety gear over getting injuries. Safety gear can be as simple as foam padding, and as sophisticated as GE liftpads worn on the body. | ||
- | * **Helmets: | + | * **Helmets: |
* **Padding: | * **Padding: | ||
* **GE Suits:** for the wealthy rider, Grav-electric suits are available. These suits work in one of two ways, depending on the model. The first way is, when in proximity of a solid object while moving above a certain velocity, they will repulse it, causing the rider to bounce in the opposite direction gently, instead of hitting it. The second method is simply giving the rider themselves lift when they fall, slowing descents and keeping them from injury. | * **GE Suits:** for the wealthy rider, Grav-electric suits are available. These suits work in one of two ways, depending on the model. The first way is, when in proximity of a solid object while moving above a certain velocity, they will repulse it, causing the rider to bounce in the opposite direction gently, instead of hitting it. The second method is simply giving the rider themselves lift when they fall, slowing descents and keeping them from injury. |