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Reply To: | Carl H. Ford |
Date: | Tue, 7 Feb 1995 15:49:45 -0500 |
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Norton Giles Henry <[log in to unmask]> writes:
>I just got back from the Olympic oval at Calgary where
>I was timing the World Short Track Speed Skating championships. I was
>reliably informed that they have the FASTEST ice in the world. Now, I
>may be a
>moron, but I'm a curious moron, so I asked how ice varied in speed. I
>was told that the Olympic Oval refrigeration system is one of the most
>powerful in
>the world, that the air in the arena is warm, and that the relatively
>humidity is very low. Apparently these factors combine to make fast ice.
>But this is off the subject...a track resurfacing (on a hockey rink
>remember for short track) is referred to as a "flood" or a "melt," this
>seems to bear out the notion of wanting to fill the Zamboni with
>something which will remove imperfections quickly--thus hot water. The
>Zamboni in Calgary appeared to have mag-alloy racing wheels! And the
>driver, Mark--I believe--is known locally as the "Zamboni King."
>
>Incidentally, do Maine still have the Zamboni driver who looks like Shawn
>Walsh?
>
Carl Ford
BU '93
GO TERRIERS!!!
GO GOPHERS!!!
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