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Snowboard tech, it draws excitement for the season and like a new supercar, everyone wants the newest developments. The reality is most of us have limited funds so buying a snowboard is a big deal because dropping $300, $500, even $1000 on a deck is a something we have so save extra cash for. We all want the board that makes us honestly say "This is the best snowboard I've ever owned" Here is what the guys at Prospect have concocted and where their board construction fits into a long line of snowboards.

Reverse camber has been established as boards that are great for park riding, powder riding, and great beginner boards. Although, just because beginners will like reverse camber it doesn't mean a hardcore thrasher won't like the same board. Prospect's "Tangent Tech" is a park and powder friendly board. The main factor is the camber height. Prospect's Tangent tech is designed for an optimal ride with the nose and tail raised by 5 millimeters. Boards with more reverse camber are great in powder, but unstable with any other riding. Less reverse camber improves riding stability, but reduces float in the powder and doesn't have that catch free ride.

Prospect's Concave base construction takes reverse camber to the next level. The base on the Tangent Tech lies deeper down the middle for the length of the board. With the edges sitting slightly higher it offers a catch free ride in the park. This means you won't stick to rails or catch a random edge. The goal of Tangent Tech is to offer a mellow reverse camber that performs well in both powder and park. Tangent Tech and concave base construction make Prospect's boards appealing to an audience that wants a "go to board" for all parts of the mountain.

Seamless Edges, great construction, and great warranties

Alright class, time to analyze this.  Don't be narrow minded now, it's for the benefit of society, key parts of the conversation are highlighted in corresponding colors.  Don't worry, I'll help walk you through it, teacher's notes are in orange.

Background: So basically what we have here is an excerpt from a colonies "gangsta" brawl.  Very West Side Story in nature.  To summarize what was happening before i decided to look deeper into this, DIICCE and Max are fighting over who's gang's tougher and have been talking about taking this argument "off colonies".  Let's get to work now.

DIICCE_CRUNK: AE YO CAILYN STOP UR BF FROM FRONTIN AND TRYNA ACT LIEK A CRIP B4 HE GET KILLED

(Note the enraged attitude specified by the capitalized letters poor spelling, note the conversation with the Max’s gal, confrontation with the female member of the party vice the male in an attempt to have her logic with him because he can’t)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: caylinnnnnnnnnnnn
Mighty_Max_212: i aint nevr said i was acting liek one

(denial)
LC_BABY: no you called me cailyn
Mighty_Max_212: i siad crips are better
LC_BABY: and bryce i cant tell him what to do
Mighty_Max_212: its a proven fact
LC_BABY: hi laceyyyyyyy
LACEY_SO_SEXY: lol hi

(meet the women of this batch, LC= Max's, Lacey= diicce's, this is their first interaction and such on friendly terms.  this goes to show that women can engage in pleasantries despite any differences or resentment)
DIICCE_CRUNK: YEA YEA STOP TRYNA BANG IN THE f*ckIN INTERNET PUSSY
DIICCE_CRUNK: NOW LOOK HE BE THE 1 TALKIN PUSSY LOL\

(we're still using caps and poor spelling, take heed, this represents permenant discontent and most likely depression)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: im back diicce no hi

(neediness for attention)
LC_BABY: why dont you stop talking about crips and bloodz there both lame

(resentment finally appears, feminine intuition to resolve conflict)
Mighty_Max_212: you7 the one talkgin bout shooting people at ur school to get attention

(insensitivity with hard evidence)
DIICCE_CRUNK: WB LACEY

(satisfication of obnoxious female neediness)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: ty
DIICCE_CRUNK: ae max that was the past lets talk abotu the future

(denial, not wanting to face the facts)
Browny_05: lacey im always leavin you cheesy lines
Browny_05: wheres mine?
DIICCE_CRUNK: u tryna bang so lets not bang here lets bang off colonies

(continuation of the term "off colonies" suggesting that perhaps they're "thug" enough to take this argument somewhere else, note no caps and relatively better grammar)
LC_BABY: why talk about the future if you dont know it...

(attempt to resolve conflict with reason hampered by percieved dbs, dumb blonde syndrome)
Mighty_Max_212: i already so okay
LACEY_SO_SEXY: lol kev i dont have cheesy lines speaking of cheesy lines leave me oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

DIICCE_CRUNK: cause he tryna act hard like a lil pussy

(responding to what had been considered dbs and was actually logical reasoning, further more demeaning of opposition in a need to feel more self important)
Browny_05: no!!
Browny_05: i have feelings too

(browny's been fliriting with lacey for a while now, note diicce's lack of attention, he either doesn't care or is too side tracked by max to care)
tapindahouse: iight

(random intervention by unwanted party)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: yes please
Browny_05: i want some

(man on the side?)
tapindahouse: who f*cking with bryce?
LC_BABY: why are u letting it get too u so much

(more reason and logic, who'dve thunk?)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: fine ill send u some if u send me some
Mighty_Max_212: because he knows im right

(bullheaded stubborness as opposed to logical maturity!)
LC_BABY: if u dont care about wat he says why are u complaining

(logic logic logic)
tapindahouse: is kyle here

(realizes problem is to grand for them to deal with, goes searching for the authorities)
LC_BABY: common sense....
LC_BABY: use it

(DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER!)
DIICCE_CRUNK: MAX TAP HE TRYNA ACT GANGSTA LOL SAYIN CRIPS ARE BETTER THAN BLOODS

(recruitment of minions)
tapindahouse: bryce my bro wont give me weed mannn
tapindahouse: FUK NO

(oh my, hardcore)
Browny_05: diice, if you had any common sense youw ould know hes just f*ckin with you

(so, Lacey's man whore is trying to befriend diicce, keep your friends close and your enemies closer)

tapindahouse: I QUIT GANGS BUT FUK CRIPS

(soooo hard core)
DIICCE_CRUNK: E MAX LETS TAKE THESE OUT THE INTERNET LETS BANG NIGGA

(caps, poor spelling, non englishlanguage)

Mighty_Max_212: Cz are better then you guys get over it

(logic has sunk in)
DIICCE_CRUNK: TO SEE HOW HARD U REALY ARE PUSSY

(logic has not sunk in)
tapindahouse: LMAO

(psychophant)
CAMARO_GUY: Ok, enough with the crap.

(arrival of the cops, hmmm let's see what happens)
LC_BABY: wow like i said before you guys are lameeee.

(logic with dbs)
Mighty_Max_212: iight dood for the 3rd time i said okay

(logic's gone)
tapindahouse: max ill fight u for bryce

(oh man, bamf)
Browny_05: lacey
tapindahouse: cypress hills between pit king and glenmore 168 montack

(dun dun dun dun! we have an address!)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: ok stop max and caylin and diicce and tapin

(other set of boobs finds logic)
tapindahouse: 11208
LACEY_SO_SEXY: wat kev
Browny_05: send me a comment

(affair! right infront of diicce's eyes!)
DIICCE_CRUNK: lol tap control ur self
DIICCE_CRUNK: i can take these pussy off the gutter

(to sum it up with a marlon brando line "I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse)
LACEY_SO_SEXY: ok kev but u got to send me one
tapindahouse: im doneee
tapindahouse: man im high
Browny_05: deal
LACEY_SO_SEXY: k
Browny_05: send me one first
tapindahouse: jose just ask me out
tapindahouse: hes so damn fine!!

And from that point on the conversation became completely irrelevant.

Red- Color relates to the concept of holding a fight or “bang” off of colonies.com, as in, in reality…

Green- What are “crips” and “bloods”?  Apparently they’re the root of the conflict, let’s have another West Side Story flash back, Jets and Sharks anyone? 

Blue- Is it just me or does it look like Browny and Lacey are having an affair?

Highlighted- Proof that women know how to settle conflict yet can’t…

So, what have learned?  Men will fight over things that don’t even make sense, women will attempt to resolve conflict and fail due to the excess of male bullheadedness.  A need for a guy to prove himself extends beyond a non-existent internet world and Browny’s a complete flirt…wow, that was so effective.

♥ RULES OF BEING HARDCORE ♥

RULES OF HARDCORE

RULES OF HARDCORE--------------
1) Be tough at all times.
2) Never cheer after a show... only clap.
3) Be open minded in a "punch people" kind of way.
4) Only the good hardcore bands have names that are sentences with bad grammar. Ex: Boy Hits Car, Boy Sets Fire, Skycamefalling, Boy Sets Car-fire.
5) Ankles are tough so bring your socks down into your shoes so we can see them.
6) Tattoos are tough especially when they are on your calves. See rule 5 on how to see said tattoo more clearly.
7) Wear your hoodie in the mosh pit because sweating like a wild pig makes you look tough.
8) Don't admit you listen to heavy metal.
9) Exception to rule 8: only admit you listen to heavy metal if you think it is ironic and you wear 80's cheese metal shirts.
10) Be a non-conformist, just like all your friends.
11) Practice hardcore dancing in front of your mirror and then try them out the next time Atreyu comes to town.
12) A hardcore band is only original if you call it something-core. Ex: screamcore, emocore, screamocore, mathcore, or medio-core.
13) Remember, it's fun to punch and kick kung fu style.
14) Keep it in the do-jo.
15) Real hardcore fans are called kids.
16) Complain how hardcore bands are playing with metal bands at all costs!
17) Have your own zine, website, production company or be in a band. Claim you are friends with the singer from Shai Halud.
18) Tell people you work in the music industry.
19) More ankles people!
20) Embrace everybody in the scene except for those people who are not you.
21) Refer to bands as old school or new school and then act tough again.
22) Pretend that you get Dillinger Escape Plan.
23) Shop at second hand stores and then go buy expensive shoes.
24) Beat people up and then go to bible study class.
25) Smoking, drinking, and having sex before marriage is too trendy. Real hardcore tough guys abstain.
26) Whatever you do, don't let the singer on stage ever sing in the mic. Make sure you grab it from him and sing in it yourself. After all, you do a better job singing than him. It's a wonder they didn't put you on the album.
27) Start your own hardcore band.
28) Have your logo resemble some random 80's product for nostalgia.
29) Talk about the scene any chance you get. Say as many obscure hardcore bands from NJ as possible.
30) If you are shy, start an emo band so you don't have to look at the audience.
31) People who know more bands than you are better than you.
32) Add the letter X before and after important words. Ex: XhardcorekidX, Xmoshf*ckX
33) Never say, "did you hear the new Strung Out?" unless you are attempting to be funny in which case stop it because hardcore kids are tough not funny.
34) It's merch not merchandise.
35) Hardcore girls must wear head bands at all times.
36) Stretch your ears out to look more intimidating.
37) The bigger you stretch your ears out, the more hardcore you are.
38) Your ears should be stretched out enough to accommodate a block of wood, a hubcap, or a penis.
39) People in the front row are best used as a ladder/staircase to reach your goal... steal the mic away from the singer.
40) When people ask you if you like a band always say, "I only like the old stuff" or "I haven't really gotten into the new stuff."
41) Buy all of that band's merch.
42) Wear your new merch at the next hardcore show.
43) Repeat 41 and 42
44) If you have to wear glasses, make sure they are thick, black framed ones.
45) Don't tell anybody, but make sure you try on your new vintage clothes and stud belt before heading out to see Poison the Well.
46) Never admit you don't like Hatebreed and go see them live 12 times a year.
47) Complain that they are playing with Slayer, but don't admit you actually like Slayer.
48) Complain at all costs.
49) Tag team hardcore dancing is cool.
50) Real hardcore kids are really struggling photographers.
51) You don't go to hardcore concerts, you go to hardcore shows. BIG difference.
52) Name your hardcore dance moves things like "The Mother f*ck" or "Kick That Guy's Ass Move" or better yet... stay home and cry.
53) Protect your body from swinging limbs by sacrificing your two arms.
54) Scream about love.
55) All age venues are important so you are not tempted to drink.
56) Claim you know a guy who knows a guy whose best friend was standing next to the guy who got his ass kicked during Converge. Bash the hardcore scene and then go see The Get Up Kids.
57) Anytime somebody mentions a band always say you know somebody in the band.
58) Wear your pins with honor! Shai Halud, American Nightmare, Minor Threat are the purple heart of valour.
59) Velcro shoes are cool.
60) Don't admit that you have a crush on the singer from Walls of Jericho. If somebody asks, say you respect her as a musician only.
61) Your band name should contain one of the following words: blood, murder, kill, victim and/or butterfly.
62) Print your band name as if it was on a bad printing press. Actual graphics are for posers.
63) Sleep on a portrait painted prettier then everyone.
64) 100 bands from around the world are to play in your city. All of them are the world's best hardcore bands. Every label represented, every hardcore subgenre present. The venue is the best all-ages venue in the world. Tickets are $1.00. It is your job to go around saying the festival should be free.
65) Record producers must make sure to pump the mid because mid is tough.
66) Re-issue your demos after every album.
67) When the band starts playing, everybody join hands and make a big circle so we can watch the big kids play.
68) Crying on stage makes you a professional.
69) Complain some more.
70) Album covers must be made at home on Photoshop by your good friend.
71) If you are from New York, NEVER smile in a promo pic. In fact, always try to cross your arms and look into the camera as if you are going to beat up who ever is looking.
72) If you are from New Jersey, NEVER smile in a promo pic either. In fact, try to look like you just lost your girl friend to the hardcore band from New York.
73) Never admit that emo is country music lyrics mixed with pop rock riffs and marketed by 17 year olds trying to make their friend be the next Dashboard Confessional.
74) American Idol is your worst enemy (but you voted for Ruben).
75) You can get away with glitter on your face as long as your stretched ear plugs are clear.
76) f*ck beer; got breast milk?
77) Bandanas are cool.
78) Bandanas with big X on them are cooler.
79) Bandanas with big X on them were cool last week, you poser.
80) Your best friend is a guy named XattackX from Jersey who you chat with on MSN everyday. He is coming to see you one day. Really.
81) Chunky breakdowns in your songs are original and you should continue to do them despite every other band doing them which is clearly a rip off of your band.
82) Judge other bands and always compare them to the socio-cultural effects of the band Integrity.
83) Look up socio-cultural in the dictionary and then get offended.
84) Green Day is the real reason you are still alive.
85) Describe your group of friends as "The Scene."
86) Obey the laws of the hardcore scene or forever be banished from the circle.
87) When somebody asks you what is hardcore respond with, "I am hardcore" then punch somebody in the face for looking at you wrong.
88) Keep punching.
89) Kick a little, too.
90) Punch.
91) Add a threat about their mother for good measure.
92) Pretend you won the fight then pickup your dismembered left arm.
93) You are wearing the same thing as the 40-year old gas pump attendant, but for some strange mystical reason you are cooler than he is.
94) Tell everybody that Trustkill Records is too trendy.
95) Did you stop acting tough? I saw you hug that teddy bear.
96) Pierce your tits and tattoo your body.
97) Straight bangs mean straightedge
98) Being vegan means you can't swallow sperm.
99) When in doubt, mock everything.
100) Take everything personally. (duh)
101) Assume this list is about you!