Snowboarding
Snowboarding was invented and redesigned by many different people in the last 80-100 years. One of the early inventers was Jack Burchett. In 1929 Burchett cut out a plank of plywood and tried to secure his feet with some clothesline and horse reins. Burchett came up with one of the first "snowboards". Another was a man who tied 2 skis side-by-side and secured a rope at the front of the skis to hold on to for better balance. He made this for his daughter as a present. He called this a snurfer, as it was a mix between snow and surf. After this, many of his daughter's friends wa…
