Bridget Murphy Ms. Q Expository Writing 102.12 14 November 2014 Back to the Basics: Traditional Longboard Surfing The sport of longboarding is very popular with the youngest grommets to the oldest waterman enjoying the thrill of riding waves. The best surfing to be found in New England has been reported to be just south of Boston. Rhode Island‚ "The Ocean State"‚ receives the best swell‚ or surf-able waves‚ of the New England states and has a thriving surfing community along its forty mile coast
Premium Surfboard Surfing
An LCD display is present to alert you to various information about your ride such as time‚ distance‚ calories burned‚ and heart rate. This information is really nice since it lets you know how your workout is going and what adjustments need to be made. In addition‚ this is a fan bike‚ so you get a nice cooling breeze while you ride. Finally‚ the Schwinn Airdyne Evo is capable of holding up to 300 lbs. This allows it to accommodate almost any rider
Premium Bicycle Cycling Exercise
freely along the track without any external mechanical assistance for the remainder of the ride. The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed‚ thus‚ the purpose of the ascent of the first hill is to build up potential energy that will then be converted to kinetic energy as the ride progresses. The initial hill‚ or the lift hill‚ is the tallest in the entire ride. As the
Premium Newton's laws of motion Gravitation Classical mechanics
A bicycle is a vehicle consisting of two wheels attached to a frame and steered by a fix tandem‚ and propelled by the shaire force of the user who put pressure on pedals that make the wheel spin. The invention of the bicycle date far back to the 17th century‚ and since then has been constantly modified during the past decades to reach the bicycle who know today. The first bicycle ‚ a wooden scooter-like vehicle‚ named a "celerifere‚" was invented by Comte Mede de Sivrac of France. It consisted
Premium Automobile Internal combustion engine Industrial Revolution
Many people believe that life goes by fast‚ often times‚ too fast. Throughout the average seventy years of life‚ one wonders over and over what their purpose is on the Earth and how they could make the planet better. Mitch Albom portrays Eddie in the same way through his book‚ The Five People You Meet in Heaven. During the late years of his life‚ Eddie sees no purpose in his job at the pier. After all‚ he had never chosen the lifestyle‚ it was expected of him as his father became ill. Eddie does
Premium Life Meaning of life English-language films
March 21st‚ 2013 MC 205 Week 4 Instructor Rein Chemical Stress Testing A chemical stress test is used when a traditional stress test (called a cardiac stress test) cannot be done. A cardiac stress test requires you to walk on a treadmill or ride a stationary bicycle until your heart rate reaches a level where your heart is “stressed”. You may not be able to participate in this kind of test if you have a condition such as a stroke. In this case‚ a chemical stress test is used. This test is
Premium Cardiology Artery Myocardial infarction
All prisoners were transferred into other ‘maximum’ prisons and some prisoners were actually released (Nye). The prison was isolated years after. In 1970‚ a group of Native Americans made news by protesting on the island because Alcatraz was their reservation and they wanted their land back so they
Premium Prison Crime Criminal justice
Design 3 Analysis of Roller Coaster 4 1st Slope 4 2nd Slope 4 1st Dip 5 3rd slope 5 Loop 5 Conclusion 5 Bibliography 6 Appendix 6 Synopsis The context of this report is to design and analyse a roller coaster within the parameters of: a maximum “g” force of “4g’s”‚ a length of 40 to 100 seconds and has to be constructed of metal rather than wooden trestles. This report also requires a qualitative and quantitative explanation of the theory and figures behind the analysis. Introduction
Premium Energy Roller coaster Potential energy
Before the differences and similarities between the longboard and skateboard are revealed here. It only makes sense to highlight exactly what both of them are in detail for others to get to know well. Therefore‚ this will be done first‚ and then the differences and similarities between both will be explained further in detail. Please read on‚ in order to learn about longboard VS skateboard side by side. What is The Longboard? longboard vs skateboard A longboard is a special kind of skateboard
Premium Psychology Male Female
How much longer will we be forced to endure the pain and atrocities due to the carelessness of drunk driving? Drunk driving has been a problem in the United States since the introduction of automobiles; however‚ it did not become an important social issue until the 1980 ’s. At that time the political atmosphere defined crime in terms of personal choice and individual responsibility. Drunk driving was defined as a problem located within individuals. Drunk driving is illegal in every state. It is not
Premium Drunk driving Criminal law Remove Intoxicated Drivers