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Who Really Invented the CASPER FLIP? Are Casper and Hospital Flips the Same?

Rad Rat Video3 skaters recommend it · 3 mentions, 2023 to 2026
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Rad Rat Video researches who invented the casper flip and whether casper and hospital flips are the same trick. Looks at Ed Templeton, Alex Moul, Masahiro Fujii and Rodney Mullen.

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Gets linked in threads arguing over casper and hospital flip origins. Commenters point to it for Rodney and Ed Templeton as early names behind the trick.

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“Yes, it was Rodney (at 33:10) but Ed Templeton was about the same time. Masahiro Fuhii and Chris Hall were doing variations of it around then, too. Ed's version probably popularized it, imo.”

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u/deadcats2026 · 3 points

Rad Rat's video on it [VIDEO]. Yes, it was Rodney [LINK] (at 33:10) but Ed Templeton was about the same time. Masahiro Fuhii and Chris Hall were doing variations of it around then, too. Ed's version probably popularized it, imo.

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u/Chrisnolliedelves2023 · 2 points

You've copy pasted this a couple times like you've actually done something here, all you've proven is he's done it both ways. About 4 minutes and 4 seconds into his 1992 Questionable part for Plan B he does a Double Flip version of it and he very much pinches with his back foot. Upon a bit of digging, the origins are actually murkier than we both assumed, tbh. [VIDEO]

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u/Noirloc2025

I’m not denying he invented shit bro, I’m saying in 2025 there’s an obvious difference. And you sources a random 5 second video on the internet with absolutely no context. [VIDEO]

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