dantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoAilsa Craig (small Scottish island, source of microgranite used for high-quality curling stones in the Olympics)en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down10cross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-linkAilsa Craig (small Scottish island, source of microgranite used for high-quality curling stones in the Olympics)en.wikipedia.orgdantheclamman@lemmy.worldM to Wikipedia@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square12linkfedilinkcross-posted to: todayilearned@lemmit.online
minus-squareMouselemming@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI 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.
minus-squareohulancutash@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoThey produce 1,500 per year. About 38 per week.
minus-squareCherry@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThen 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.
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoA rink needs 16 stones, 8 per side.
minus-squaredantheclamman@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoCurling is growing in popularity worldwide, so that’s where many of the new stones are going!
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.
They produce 1,500 per year. About 38 per week.
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.
A rink needs 16 stones, 8 per side.
Curling is growing in popularity worldwide, so that’s where many of the new stones are going!