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!!!