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Here's the Physics Behind the 'Broomgate' Controversy Rocking the Sport of Curling

 

Football has been rocked by the “Deflategate” scandal, swimming banned full-body “super suits,” and now the sport of curling—yes, curling—has its own raging controversy. Dubbed “Broomgate,” much of the fuss centers on a new kind of curling broom called the icePad, manufactured by Hardline Curling.

It’s not that the players are opposed to new technology in general; they’re just worried the icePad and similar high-tech equipment are altering the fundamentals of the sport in troubling ways by drastically reducing the level of skill required. The World Curling Federation temporarily banned the icePad for the 2015/2016 season, and is now considering new regulations to address this growing concern among players.

 

Local woman topped her category in this rally this year. 

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
That's cheating. They have freewheeling pedals on their tricycle. When I was a kid if we wanted to trike down a mountain we had to move our li'l feet VERY fast.

A star is born.

Khairul Idham Pawi wins the Argentine Grand Prix in the Moto3 class—first Malaysian to win a grand prix event, in only his third appearance in the class. And he didn't just win; he lead the rest of the field by 24 seconds running on slicks on a wet track, lapping three places in a class where the top 10 finishers typically cross the line in a span of a single second.

His fellow countryman Adam Norrodin suffered a heartbreaking crash in the last corner after passing for second, picked up his bike and pushed it across the line to finish 11th.

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Can we get this into the olympics?

 n4ku wrote: 
looks like fun

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Damn kids have a good grasp on the physics of their situation.

damn kids 

 

 haresfur wrote: 
Clearly this is not a sport for the meek.


 

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I'd put this under Make Scott Laugh but I'm not sure he would.