How does a skateboard prevent damage when jumping off a high ledge but without it, you’d probably hurt something?

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How does a skateboard prevent damage when jumping off a high ledge but without it, you’d probably hurt something?

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You know how they say “it’s not the falling that hurts, it’s the sudden stop at the end”?

While there is some impact, the skateboard allows for the downward momentum to be converted to horizontal movement. As a result, there isn’t a sudden stop.