Didja know... #6

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Mon, 06/05/2006 - 9:45am

Charlie

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Didja know?

Ice skates work by compressing the ice below the blade and thus melting it. The skater actually glides over a tiny layer of water.

So skating is actually a form of hydroplaning on a very small scale.

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Tue, 06/06/2006 - 1:40am

Homer

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Nifty!

D'oh!

Wed, 11/15/2006 - 9:51am

Boston

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that's pretty sweet.

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Wed, 10/17/2007 - 6:29pm

Snak Monkey

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hmmm, i would have thought that the friction of the metal and the ice would be causing the ice to melt, thus the gliding effect

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