Rediculous Athleticism

Beyond the occasional fantasy of being an X-Games superstar as a grade-schooler and my days of playing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater on PS2 and Game Boy Advance around the same time, I have never had much interest in extreme sports. However, I am a huge fan of Rob Dyrdek and his shows Rob & Big and Fantasy Factory, and much of their plots revolve around something on a board or bike. When I mentioned previously that I have not had interest, it is more that I do not have the physical ability nor the condusive conditions to be that type of performer. Growing up in central Nebraska provides few opportunities for extreme sports of any kind, thus why I stuck to running the abundant gravel roads around my house. Having established that, I am in no way naive to the difficulty and true athletic talent it takes to perform on a stage like the X-Games or Dyrdek's Street League. In fact, I think I respect those athletes more than I would now than if I could actually pull off a fraction of what they do. Without further adieu, Danny MacAskill...

Feel free to watch multiple times, because it is just that awe-inspiring. True, rediculous talent. An art.

-Jarid Holliday