
Slippery Science: The Physics of Ice
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Ice Hockey Is the Same Season as the Ice Capades
Figure skating is the softest, warmest ice. Ice hockey needs something a bit harder because they have to be needed that combination of grip and glide. So you can switch between the two. You tend to need to flood. But you can add more water. They literally flood it with water and let it freeze and then add more water andLet it freeze. And they can change the underlying temperature of what's underneath the compressors and stuff underneath. In an ideal world and in a competition, they would absolutely want to change temperatures for between sports.
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