Limited Edition Skateboards Painted With Tony Hawk’s Blood Sell Out Overnight
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Tony Hawk, also nicknamed the Birdman is often known as the pioneer of American skateboarding. Recently Hawk collaborated with the company Liquid Death, giving them two vials of his blood to make and paint limited edition skateboards.
Hawk is the brand ambassador of the company, and gave them blood that would be mixed in with red paint used to create graphics on the skateboard after it had been sterilised. In a video released by the company Liquid Death, a doctor can be seen taking Hawk’s blood, after which he went on to say, “Now Liquid Death officially owns my soul and my blood too. They are going to mix my blood into the paint and do a limited run of skateboards using my real blood in the graphics.”
Andy Pearson, the President of the company said that Hawk loved the idea. Seeing that he had shed blood several times during skateboarding, sparing a little more blood wasn’t a big deal for the legendary skateboarder.
“None of us had ever mixed blood into skateboard paint before,” Pearson on Making Tony Hawk’s Limited Edition Skateboards
“None of us had ever mixed blood into skateboard paint before, so we had to do a little sleuthing and be advised by our phlebotomist,” Pearson added according to IndianExpress.
The skateboard features the mascot of Liquid Death, the “thirst executioner” who is seen holding Hawk’s famous birdman skull. Each skateboard is set to cost $500, and it was reported that the skateboards sold out shortly after going on sale.
In the YouTube video, Hawk mentions that some of the money will be going towards reducing plastic pollution. Some money would also go to Hawk’s foundation, the SkatePark Project, which helps underprivileged communities build skateparks.
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