Is it possible to ice skate without ice? We just had to find out and test that question with some experiments.
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Video Chapters!
00:00 Can you skate without ice?
00:51 Special skates
02:14 How does ice skating work?
02:45 Ice melting experiment
04:50 Momentum matters
05:36 Recap!
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Read More [3 articles-title, link, quote]:
The act of ice skating is a miracle of physics
bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/ice-skating-miracle-physics
“Although ice itself is normally a slick, low-friction surface that’s very hard to steady yourself on and move across in a controlled fashion, the act of ice skates makes it not only possible, but easy.”
The surprising science of why ice is so slippery
vox.com/science-and-health/2018/2/13/16973886/why-is-ice-slippery
“But for much of the past two centuries, scientists have struggled to explain why, exactly, ice is s...