COLD HARD SCIENCE.The Physics of Skating on Ice (With SlowMo) - Smarter Every Day 110

Figure skate, Hockey skate, and blade diagram Graphics by Kelly Richard. Clap skate, Plantar Flexion, and outro logo by Emily Weddle. I shot the skaters with a Phantom MIRO LC320S made by Vision Research: Most speeds were around 1750 fps, but I shot the Hocket skid at closer to 3500 fps. Music made...

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