To increase his speed, the skateboarder crouches down in the straight part of the half-pipe (as shown in the figure above). Then when he enters the curved portion of the half-pipe he lifts his body and arms up, which results in him exiting the pipe at greater speed than he would otherwise.
Physics Of Skateboarding
Is the two-weight system G-center of mass shifting i.e. ri > rf?
Note that two weights separated by the compression spring, on the single pendulum arm, should create the same effect.
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