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dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

Ailsa Craig (small Scottish island, source of microgranite used for high-quality curling stones in the Olympics)

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Ailsa Craig (small Scottish island, source of microgranite used for high-quality curling stones in the Olympics)

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  • tyler@programming.dev
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    On this island you will find such things as:

    • Spot of Grass
    • Water
    • Fog Horn
    • Swine

    • WaxRhetorical@lemmy.world
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      Forgot the most critical: Rotten Nick

      • tyler@programming.dev
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        Nah, best way to tell a story is to let someone else fill in the blanks! You wouldn’t have been as excited if I ruined all the fun 😉

      • Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        Water 😄

  • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
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    I wonder how many new curling stones need to be made each year. I don’t imagine they wear down too quickly, just sliding on ice. I guess they’d need to be buffed if they got scratched but teams would protect them to save the bother.

    • ohulancutash@feddit.uk
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      They produce 1,500 per year. About 38 per week.

      • Cherry@piefed.social
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        Then leads to the question of how many are used in a tournament/practice?

        That equates to 6000 per 4 years it seems crazy they would use that many per game.

        • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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          A rink needs 16 stones, 8 per side.

    • dantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPM
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      Curling is growing in popularity worldwide, so that’s where many of the new stones are going!

  • Cherry@piefed.social
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    Nice timing I enjoyed the read.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club
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    Momma curling stone.

    Someone finger her like the French Canadians do!

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    I like to imagine that, at each step in the line, a little finger push is added.

    Hew the fresh granite? Add a ceremonial finger push.

    Add the chunk to the load? Give with a little push.

    Place the load in the hopper? Absolutely tap it with the index finger, just to be sure!

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