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by golfing_skier on March 11th, 2007

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Will a curling stone go farther on pebbled curling ice or flat hockey type ice? Same throw, same stone, everything the same cept for the ice conditions!

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  • by scubabob on March 12th, 2007

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    It'll go further on a curling rink. The ice surface there actually leaves you with less friction because of the ice's pebbled surface.
    The more surface area you have at the point of contact between two surfaces, will greatly increase the amount of friction (energy loss) you incur.
    Flat, ice skating type ice, leaves more contact between rock and ice.

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  • by murphyj87 on March 12th, 2007

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    A curling stone has a running surface 1/4 of an inch wide and 5 1/2 inches in diameter. Inside the running surface is a cupped out section. On ice that is not pebbled, like hockey ice, the cupped out section acts like a suction cup. On pebbled ice, air circulates under the stone to prevent a vaccum from forming.

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