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Parabolic Ice Park
Extreme ice skating
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Ice skating is fun, but a little boring. You really just skate around in a circle, and the tricks you can do are limited by the flat surface.

Using Parabolic Pool Table technology, spin water into the shape of a parabola and freeze. Stop the park from spinning, and the equivalent of a skateboard park is ready for ice skaters.


Worldgineer, Oct 08 2004

Inspired by http://www.halfbake...0Skateboard_20Basin
Centrifugal Skateboard Basin [Worldgineer, Oct 08 2004]

Other inspiration http://www.halfbake...olic_20Pool_20Table
Parabolic Pool Table [Worldgineer, Oct 08 2004]


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       If this keeps up, we just might have to make an entire section called sports:parabolic!I think downhill hockey is cool, though. Maybe in winter...

croissantz, Oct 08 2004
  

       I would table a parabolic pool (swimming). Holy vertigo, Batman! The water skier in the joke would finally find a sloping lake, but still not get anywhere.

spidermother, Feb 11 2006
  

       This would have to be a big rink. If the curve was at all measurable over the length of a skate, the skate would dig itself in at each end. You could of course cheat and curve the skate slightly, but this would only work consistently in a hemispherical rink. Of course the zamboni is another matter entirely.

wagster, Feb 11 2006
  

       Ah, good point. A new patented variable shape blade will need to be developed. Start with, say, 10 blade segments, and hold them in a straight line using springs. Pressure on the ends changes the shape.

Worldgineer, Feb 11 2006
  

       And a bendy zamboni?

wagster, Feb 11 2006
  

       Sure, why not.

Worldgineer, Feb 11 2006
  

       //Stop the park from spinning// Why?   

       Bun anyway.

dbmag9, Feb 13 2006
  

       Maybe just different levels in a flat rink would be feasible. Skaters could jump from a low level up to a high level, make a biiiiiiiiig jump off a high level to a low level, etc.

phundug, Sep 25 2006
  


 
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