![]() If needles make you squirm, maybe don't hit play. It then shows what is presumably Hawk's blood being mixed into some red paint. ![]() He tells viewers "they're gonna mix my blood into the paint and do a limited run of skateboards using my real blood in the graphics." Samantha Ibrahim Aug4:14pm Updated The boards are being sold for 500 a piece and the paint is imbued with Hawk's blood. The video features Hawk sitting on a chair in a half-pipe while a nurse draws his blood. Only 100 boards were made, featuring a one-of-a-kind colour created by taking a vial of Hawk’s actual blood and mixing it with red paint. He also has eyeballs instead of nipples and holds a bloody axe in one hand and what appears to be a raven's skull in the other. Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and drinks manufacturer Liquid Death have teamed up to make a limited edition skateboard painted with Hawk’s blood. They feature a graphic of a shirtless executioner with a can of Liquid Death where his head should be. There were only 100 boards created with the blood-infused paint. Together, they offered up 100 limited-run skateboards emblazoned with the company's slogan. Hawk gave two vials of blood that Liquid Death then mixed into the paint used to create the limited-edition custom decks it sold. Because thrashing is thirsty work, apparently. Hawk partnered with Liquid Death, a company that brands itself as mountain water for the metal faction. For the low low price of $500, you can buy a skateboard painted with Hawk's blood. The skateboard icon appeared in a marketing video offering fans a very unique opportunity. The limited-edition skateboard reportedly sold out within 20 minutes of its release. So Tuesday's Tony Hawk news should come as no surprise? The company only manufactured 100 pieces of the custom skateboards priced at 500 each. Hopefully next time you won’t have to put your blood into skateboards to get some cash.Skating proudly sits on the fringes of popular culture. Tony, we admire your dedication to helping out the Skateboard Project. On the other hand, we saw a thing online today from the South China Post about a French bulldog in China that has gone viral for skateboarding. We don’t want to go further down the rabbit hole of Liquid Death’s nonsense. On 24 August 2021, canned water company Liquid Deathwhich claims to murder your thirstannounced its collaboration with the American skateboarding legend Tony Hawk. There’s a YouTube video from Liquid Death that goes along with this offering. Celebrities may be drawing blood for their merchandise but not all of them are drawing controversies. Although, they may already be sold out by the time you read this. That’s good! Maybe you can give money to those groups without supporting Liquid Death’s nonsense? If you really want to get something for your charity, though, then we guess you can drop $500 on a skateboard that has Tony Hawk’s blood in it for some reason. However, a portion of the profits do go to 5 Gyres – an anti-plastic non-profit – and Tony Hawk’s Skatepark Project. It’s so performatively edgy but falls so short. Hawk gave his blood to be mixed in with paint used on these decks so that a bit of Hawk’s blood will be in every one of these decks, which are going for $500 apiece. Liquid Death is also selling 100 skateboards infused with Tony Hawk’s blood. Their slogan is “Murder Your Thirst” and they kind of feel like they are trying to be the Cards Against Humanity of water, but somehow even less funny and more tiring? They do a thing where you can sell your soul to them for free water or something? Anyway, they suck. ![]() So there’s this water brand called Liquid Death who have about the most-grating marketing department in the history of water. Hawk often uses his name to help good causes, which is what he is doing here which is why we’re writing about it even though everything else about it totally sucks. He remains the biggest name in skateboarding. Tony Hawk has been all over the place in 2021.
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