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  1. 12-07-2017, 03:09 #1
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    Default Mystery Solved! Probably not a wonder the World

    Why do curling rocks curl?
    Friggin' obvious eh? They're rocks used for curling ergo they curl
    Not quite. Seems its a continuous interaction between the rock, pebble, slipping and catching.
    Now there is an equation for that

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmont...ence-1.4435849

    Not surprisingly, it was done by a Canadian scientist
    Ja-mata TosaInu

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    Default Re: Mystery Solved! Probably not a wonder the World

    Candidate for the Ig Nobel?
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