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Quarter pipe is a ramp used in
extreme sports which resembles a quarter of the cross section of a pipe. They are most commonly found in
skateparks and a skiing/snowboarding
terrain park, although the trained eye of an extreme sports fan can find them in modern day architecture. It has a progressively steepening transition, which begins at the ground, and ends at a metal rail or plastic piping called the
coping. Riders/skaters may use the ramp to launch themselves into the air, landing back on the ramp transition, or to 'stall' or 'grind' on the
coping.