Historical Examples. 1  Thus the monastery would be enriched and all the monks get fat. 2  There came into his head the idea of enriching the monastery. 3  Monks also erected crosses to mark the boundaries of the property of their monastery. 4  The author was evidently amazed at all the sights which he witnessed in the monastery.
There are four main ways to stop or slow down a skateboard: 1) The first way is to ride out your speed. This assumes that you have enough pavement ahead of you to slow down. You can further reduce speed by carving and air braking with this technique. This is the slowest way to stop a skateboard and will obviously not save you in an emergency braking situation. 2) The second method is foot braking.
Tips. 1  Traction This is what you call friction when it is used to your advantage. 2  Friction should be maximized where needed (where the string wraps around the axle and where the wheels contact the floor). 3  Slipping string or wheels equals wasted energy.. The deck: You want to reduce weight, which will reduce rolling friction with the ground. Trim the deck down so it is the size of the mousetrap before using glue to attach the mousetrap to the deck. When gluing down the deck, put it as close to the back wheels as it can be without touching.