Elderly folk and skateboarding don’t exactly go hand in hand. You don’t see many of the older generation down your local skatepark busting out ollies and grinding rails. They’re usually much more comfortable at the bingo halls and bowling greens.
With this in mind, Spanish television program El Hormiguero decided to ask up-and-coming skateboarder Danny León to prank a bunch of Madrid skater kids. Using top of the range prosthetics, they dress the Red Bull Skateboarding star just like your average grandpa. Danny then heads to a local skatepark with a bunch of elderly folk and persuades one of the kids to let him have a go on his board.
Hidden cameras capture what happens next…