When individuals first started riding banks and pools in skateboarding history, they needed a word for rolling back down reverse. They dubbed it "fake," and the term stuck. Fake tricks are performed while rolling backwards from the front or nose of the board. The front of the board is still the tail while in a fakie posture. There are four basic fakes: toe-side fake, heel-side fake, flat-side fake, and air-fake. In each case, the phrase "rollin' backwards" is used as a reminder that when performing this trick you will be moving backward rather than forward. Additionally, the direction you face when doing the fake is important because it determines which way will cause your board to tilt on its edge. Toe-side and heel-side fakes involve leaning away from the target area while flat-siding or air-faking involves jumping away from the board in order to make it flip over. There are several variations of the basic fake. It is possible to do a half-fake, where you only go partway before stopping; a sit-down fake, where you sit on the board and slide backwards; a leg-lift fake, where you lift one foot off the ground while still rolling forwards; and a hand-stand fake, where you lift one arm above your head while still rolling forwards. Faking out of control situations requires more than just going backwards.