Why is it called a "Five-0"?

[Foolio]

This may be a silly question to ask, but i've tried googling around for a bit and I cannot find an actual answer..

sliding with the front of the board: Noseslide
grinding with the front trucks: Nosegrind
sliding with the back of the board: Tailslide
grinding with the rear trucks: Five-0

Is there a reason its not called a Tailgrind?

[NoGutsNoGophers]

I can only assume that half of a 50-50 grind, is a 5-0. Probably all just stylized slang derived in the early skate culture, for all we know it was once just called a tailgrind

[Foolio]

Originally posted by NoGutsNoGophers:

I can only assume that half of a 50-50 grind, is a 5-0. Probably all just stylized slang derived in the early skate culture, for all we know it was once just called a tailgrind

I was thinking the same thing, but then you'd think Nosegrind would be named something similar too. Its just something I've noticed, and couldn't find an answer to anywhere else online, but a lot of people playing this game seem to be older and have followed skate culture for quite some time and was hoping someone might know

[kripcision]

why is a 360 flip called a treflip ? lol

[thegamerstranger]

The way tricks are named in skate culture is so random it rarely ever makes logical sense, lol. There are even some tricks that are renamed over time or according to the region the skaters come up in. And you'll hear varying stories on how tricks got their names. A lot of the early flip tricks weren't even named by the people who first did them (see any interview with Rodney Mullen). That's part of skateboarding's charm though, if you ask me.

[Mr Potato Physics]

Originally posted by thegamerstranger:

The way tricks are named in skate culture is so random it rarely ever makes logical sense

It actually makes a lot of logical sense as it's a structure used in various different things around the world. I would have assumed someone with your "intelligence" would understand the meaning of it.

I won't bother babying you, if your so world smart, you can just figure it out yourself.

[Ari]

A 180 used to be called a half-cab, and a 360 was a cab. All tricks used to just be named by/for the creator. 5-0 is just half a 50-50. Named before the internet was a thing, so if you want to find the details of why, you will need to go looking for old skate magazines from the 80s.

[The Raven]

Originally posted by Ari:

A 180 used to be called a half-cab, and a 360 was a cab.

Not exactly, Half-Cab/Cab are specifically a Fakie BS 180/Fakie BS 360 and are still called that. Trick was named after Steve Caballero who invented the trick.

[thegamerstranger]

Originally posted by Vicarious:

Originally posted by thegamerstranger:

The way tricks are named in skate culture is so random it rarely ever makes logical sense

It actually makes a lot of logical sense as it's a structure used in various different things around the world. I would have assumed someone with your "intelligence" would understand the meaning of it.

I won't bother babying you, if your so world smart, you can just figure it out yourself.

LOLOLOL. Now I know I got under your skin.

[Mr Potato Physics]

Originally posted by thegamerstranger:

LOLOLOL. Now I know I got under your skin.

Not in the slightest bit sorry, I'm just throwing it out there that 5-0 is a thing in various things around the world, yet you claim that "it's just a name that someone randomly gave it, it has no meaning", when it really does.

At the end of the day, it's not a topic I'm interested in, I was just throwing that out there for anyone thinking the name was just "made up", whilst at the same time, not really caring to providing an answer as knowing the reason why is actually pretty boring, and it doesn't make Skating any better.

That's just how the story unfolded on my end, but that's fine if you think you're "winning" in what ever battle? you are thinking is going on.

-shrug-

[Foolio]

Originally posted by Vicarious:

Originally posted by thegamerstranger:

LOLOLOL. Now I know I got under your skin.

Not in the slightest bit sorry, I'm just throwing it out there that 5-0 is a thing in various things around the world, yet you claim that "it's just a name that someone randomly gave it, it has no meaning", when it really does.

At the end of the day, it's not a topic I'm interested in, I was just throwing that out there for anyone thinking the name was just "made up", whilst at the same time, not really caring to providing an answer as knowing the reason why is actually pretty boring, and it doesn't make Skating any better.

That's just how the story unfolded on my end, but that's fine if you think you're "winning" in what ever battle? you are thinking is going on.

-shrug-

if you actually know the answer, would you mind sharing it instead of typing up essays to someone who supposedly isn't under your skin

[wirelessfetus]

Idk if this is right, but I always thought of it as a surfing thing oddly enough. A 5-0 always reminds me of the way surfers look riding waves. And then I think of Hawaii 5-0, and then 5-0 makes sense in my mind.

But its probably just the half of a 50-50 grind thing. The reason a nose grind isn't called the same thing is probably the obvious answer: so that you can tell the two apart with different labels :D

[Fishthehuman]

5-0 was a bit of American vernacular referring to the police especially, as I understand, in predominantly black neighborhoods. The slang derived from Hawaii 5-0 I guess... Anyway, Skating culture in the 80s and 90s assimilated a lot of its characteristics from other anti establishment subcultures like the "gangsta/hip hop" scene and since 50-50 is both trucks then one truck became 5-0 instead of just saying "Fifty" cause i guess it sounded cooler?. and as someone else mentioned, you couldn't call a nose grind a 5-0 or fifty as well.

as a side note, I learned that a "Ghetto Bird" is vernacular for a helicopter, so thats pretty cool i guess

[hunne]

5.0 litre V8 in police cars, that´s what i read once...to get away, you better 5-0 that rail, which makes for an easy roll away or something
same for the ghetto bird...not just any heli...has to be one from the po-po