How Do Ice Skates Work?

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Ice skates are boots with blades attached to the bottom, used to propel oneself across a sheet of ice. They are worn as footwear in many sports, including ice hockey, bandy and figure skating. The base of the blade, hockey skate or figure skater, will have a slight curve to it. This curvature is known as the rocker, and if you continued the curve around to make a full circle, the radius of the circle would be about 2m, or 7ft. The front part of the blade normally has a different rocker, which would form part of a tighter arc called the Spin Rocker. As its name implies it is this area the skater will use to spin on the ice.

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How Does an Ice Hockey Skate Work?

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When a hockey skater is moving quickly over ice, he is actually skating on water. Looking at a skate blade, you will see a small hollow between two edges. When the skater is moving, the two edges melt a small layer of water on the ice, and the skate is... More »

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