Science Friction
Why do curling stones curl?
Some theories out there:
microscopic roughness of the stone
by researchers at Uppsala University published in Wear:
The asymmetrical friction mechanism that puts the curl in the curling stone
liquid friction idea
from Canadian physicist curlers
The Straight Dope
Scottish glaciologists diss Canadian physicists
Australian journal of physics
Curling research from 2000
Assessment of the Sliding Motion of Curling Delivery in Elite and Subelite Curlers
41 page paper
Science of sweeping
Scottish curling ice group
more info
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Last update: January 29, 2020