Sliding on a LongboardOne of the most advanced and difficult to
master techniques on a longboard is sliding.
Sliding is where the longboard starts traveling
sideways, and is used to make very tight corners
or to help slow down. It's kind of like the
brakes for longboards. Let's explore how
this works.  To achieve a slide on a
longboard, one must overcome the friction of the
wheels and force them to travel a direction
they're not made to do, sideways. The
equation for friction on the wheels is
represented by fs=us*n, where fs is the maximum
static friction, us is the coefficient of
friction between the wheels and the pavement,
and n is the normal force (opposite of
gravity). As long as the longboarder is
able to overcome the amount of static friction
between the wheels and the pavement, the wheels
will begin to slide. They can use this to
their advantage, to either slow down the board,
make an impossible turn, or both at the same
time.
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