There are lots of books on Physics of this sport and that, but I am not 
aware of one on the physics of hockey... hmmmm... smells like an 
opportunity!

Glad you all are having fun watching teh Zamboni. My next touch with 
hockey might be an NHL game up in San Jose, if the Senators come to town 
with Pothier (RPI) playing!

Tony

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Matt Evans wrote:

> Maybe Tony can get a Zamboni on the cover of his next physics book (or 
> even better a couple of players checking)
>
> http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/wilson/
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>
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> At 9:10 AM -0800 11/5/06, Anthony Buffa wrote:
>
>> These discussions are beginning to sound like a question on one of my 
>> physics tests :-)
>>
>> If a Zamboni traveling at 8 mph west starts at 9 AM and another 
>> Zamboni traveling at ..... ?
>>
>> :-)
>>
>> Tony Buffa
>> RPI '64 (Physics, of course)
>>
>> Joe LaCour wrote:
>>
>>> How far does a zamboni travel to do one ice resurface?
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "K. Cauwels" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 2:09 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Dual (Duel?) resurfacing machines
>>>
>>>> A Zam's top speed is 9 miles an hour!!  You can get more info:
>>>>
>>>>  http://www.zamboni.com/trivia/facts.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob Griebel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>  [log in to unmask] wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> . . . once I did see a driver looking behind him run head-on into 
>>>>> the end boards!
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Anyone know the top speed of those machines? I'm thinking the guy who
>>>> tried to engineer a bank robbery getaway the other day by having the
>>>> taxi driver wait outside would have been better off to just drive his
>>>> own Zamboni.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bob Griebel
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ***LET'S GO LIGHTNING!!****
>>>
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