The act of ice skating is a miracle of physics

<p>Imagine there&rsquo;s a large, flat sheet of ice out in front of you, and someone unceremoniously shoves you across it at a high speed. What are you to do? If you&rsquo;re wearing conventional shoes, without crampons or blades attached to them you&rsquo;re going to have a difficult time. Ice is a very low-friction surface, and there&rsquo;s very little you&rsquo;re going to be able to do to change your momentum without slipping and perhaps falling down. You&rsquo;re bound to simply slide along until either you run into an obstacle or slowly come to rest, likely a long way from where you began.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/the-act-of-ice-skating-is-a-miracle-of-physics-2bf754e7c725"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>
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