A brief history of rolling footwear

As far back as 1800 BC, humans have sought out alternatives to bipedal locomotion. Eventually, one of those alternatives turned out to be strapping wheels onto our shoes and rolling around, rather than simply walking. Here is a brief history of roller skates, roller blades, what came before, and the state of rolling footwear today.
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[@rollerbladingbrisbane]

Very informative

[@goodvideos.113]

Your sharing of this content is particularly impressive.

[@sicfxmusic]

Please explain bike helmets, Engadget?

[@larrisAWSOME]

You talk about the long history of skating and then suddenly re-attribute it to black culture out of nowhere????? What????

[@ropro9817]

... or, we _could_ just walk! Our problem now is and _over abundance_ of calories. 😆 We don't need new ways to save on caloric expenditure.

[@EseJandro]

If it's not Soaps shoes i don't want them!!

[@merefield2585]

Omg did you HAVE to bring race into it?! Facepalm. A great video otherwise!