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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I think a big part of it is the people you see doing those tricks have been practicing every day for years to slowly increase the amount of steps they are capable of jumping down. People who fall from similar heights are panicked with no practice so they get hurt. I bet without the board, if you practiced from a low height and slowly increased it, you’d probably be able to achieve a similar drop without injury.