Tech Deck: Fingers of Fury (1999)

Famous fingerboarders Darin Langhorst, Damien Bernadet and Tony Pauthex showcase their skills on a variety of obstacles, such as a mini railing, a wooden box and, well, more railings and boxes. After a two minute and thirty second compilation including all three athletes’ arsenal, we’re treated to a feature dubbed, “learning how to do what you want your fingers to do,“ featuring Darin Langhorst. In this section, Darin explains the succession of tricks that you should learn, each supported with slow motion illustrations. After covering the basics, Langhorst describes the importance of ollies: a lifting of the board, using the “g-forces“ exerted by your fingers. These miniature skateboards are proving to be more scientific than I anticipated. Anyway, he goes deeper into the how, when and why of implementing certain tricks for a bit longer. Inside a park littered with a variety of somewhat terrifying statues, we’re greeted by a clown, full costume and all. The circus performer is promptly used as a obstacle i