Comments on: The Physics of Skate Blades http://clhs-chawks.org/sciblog/index.php/2010/03/the-physics-of-skate-blades/ Musings on current happenings in science from our little slice of the world. Sun, 20 May 2012 22:25:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: laurenea http://clhs-chawks.org/sciblog/index.php/2010/03/the-physics-of-skate-blades/comment-page-1/#comment-484 laurenea Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:25:49 +0000 http://clhs-chawks.org/sciblog/?p=2103#comment-484 This article also say that: the more blade there is pushing against the ice the more force the skater can apply against it. The more force the skater applies, the faster the skater can go. The blades are not just small sheets of metal like I thought they were. The blades are individually designed for speed. Blades are shaped to curve gently along the bottom edge, which is called the rocker. The article says that the figure skates that are used have a toe pick in the front to help grip the ice and launch skaters into the air for jumps. In conclusion, there are many physics related things that are involved with the Olympics. Skating has many things involved with physics even down to how the blades are crafted. Q-3/1 This article also say that: the more blade there is pushing against the ice the more force the skater can apply against it. The more force the skater applies, the faster the skater can go. The blades are not just small sheets of metal like I thought they were. The blades are individually designed for speed. Blades are shaped to curve gently along the bottom edge, which is called the rocker. The article says that the figure skates that are used have a toe pick in the front to help grip the ice and launch skaters into the air for jumps. In conclusion, there are many physics related things that are involved with the Olympics. Skating has many things involved with physics even down to how the blades are crafted.

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