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You think bombing a hill on a skateboard is intense? Former snowboarding videographer Murray Siple made a documentary about a community of homeless men in North Vancouver who make their living collecting empty bottles and cans, and also participate in … uh, I guess “extreme downhill shopping cart racing” would be the name. And it’s exactly what it sounds like. Awesome, I mean.

These bums aren’t addicted to booze or intravenous drugs, they’re hooked on speed! Uh… I mean, not amphetamines, but like… literally going fast. That’s what they’re addicted to.

Seriously though, these dudes are pretty fucking hardcore — modern day outlaws riding their trusted steeds through the urban frontier. Carts of Darkness is a super interesting look into a counterculture lifestyle (albeit not necessarily by choice) and a fledgling “action sport” that probably won’t be seeing recognition by the X Games any time soon.

Nonetheless, I couldn’t help but think of this old artifact from skateboarding’s recent past. The uninitiated will likely recognize some of these antics from Jackass, but they were originally from the CKY video series championed by the coolest skateboarder with a bowl cut and HIM tattoos out there — Bam Margera.

Man… that shit doesn’t age so well. Am I just old? I don’t know.

I had a [black] friend who upon seeing CKY said to me, “Only white boys would do this.” I think he’s right.