Tony Hawk launches a limited $ 500 skateboard with his BLOOD infused in paint … and sells in 20 minutes
He is the best skateboarder of all time and has done everything from being the first to land a ‘900’ and was the first to skate on White House grounds with the permission of officials.
And recently, Tony Hawk enjoyed perhaps the strangest of all.
The 53-year-old professional skateboarder threw a $ 500 cover with his real blood infused into the paint in collaboration with sponsor Liquid Death Mountain Water.
Blood, Sweat, and Tears: Tony Hawk released a $ 500 skateboard cover with real blood infused into the paint in collaboration with sponsor Liquid Death Mountain Water
Impressive: Despite the high price, many only had to own the novelty item, as the 100 covers sold out in just 20 minutes of the product being posted on the company’s canned water website.
Despite the high price, many only had to own the novelty item, as the 100 covers sold out in just 20 minutes of the article being published on the company’s canned water website.
Living Skateboarding legend Tony appeared in a video posted by the company as he explained the process of how they were made.
He was shown sitting in the middle of a half-pipe as his blood was drawn as he said, “Hey, what’s up, I’m Tony Hawk and I recently became an ambassador for Liquid Death Mountain Water.
Ouch: the living legend of Skateboarding Tony appeared in a video posted by the company while explaining the process of how they were made
Interesting: his blood was seen being dragged towards a road
“Hey, what’s up, I’m Tony Hawk and I recently became an ambassador for Liquid Death Mountain Water,” Hawk said as he sat in the middle of a half-pipe
Apparently I didn’t read the fine print and now liquid death also possesses my soul and my blood. I don’t know if it’s very confusing, they draw my blood and we’ll use it for skateboard graphics.
The clip shows a bottle of real Hawk blood being poured into a bucket of red paint before being mixed.
He explained, “So they’ll mix my blood with paint and do a limited run of skateboards using my real blood on the graphics, but some of the profits will go to killing plastic pollution and building skates in underserved communities.”
“So go to LiquidDeath.com to get skateboards with my blood.”
Apparently I didn’t read the fine print and now liquid death also possesses my soul and my blood. I don’t know if it’s very confusing, they take my blood out and we’ll use it for skateboard graphics “: he joked
“So they’ll mix my blood with the paint and do a limited run of skateboards using my real blood in the graphics” – clip shows a bottle of real Hawk blood being poured into a red bucket of paint before mixing -the
Finished product: The graphic was screen printed on the skateboard deck
On the skateboard covers is the company ‘It’s The Thirst Executioner’ which holds a hawk skull and a bloody ax.
Liquid Death says every fight will come with a certificate of authenticity.
It’s all for a good cause, as a percentage of the profits will also go to Hawk’s The Skatepark Project, as well as the environmental nonprofit organization Gyres 5.
“But some of the benefits would go to kill plastic pollution and build skates in underserved communities,” Hawk said the benefits would be a good cause.
Swing of the ax: on the skateboard platforms appears “It’s The Thirst Executioner” of the company holding a hawk skull and a bloody ax
Hawk was 14 when he became a professional in 1982. His specialty is skating on vertical ramps, large half-pipes that run from a flat horizontal bottom to vertical sides.
He has been widely regarded as one of the best skaters in the world and has given his name to a successful video game franchise, which topped $ 1.4 billion in sales before returning with a remastering last year.
In September 2020, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skate 1 + 2 became the best-selling game in the franchise moving a million copies in the first two weeks.
Living the dream: Hawk has been considered one of the greatest skateboarders of all time and is definitely the most famous in history, as he is seen trying out the skate park at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo last month .