http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/08/the-beginnings-of-ice-skating/ The intersection of physics, optics, history and pulp fiction Fri, 25 May 2012 02:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/08/the-beginnings-of-ice-skating/#comment-569 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 17:36:07 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/08/the-beginnings-of-ice-skating/#comment-569 babs67: I don’t know… maybe it doesn’t make sense, but it seems that bone skates should somehow negate the ‘weak ankles’ argument that people use to avoid skating!

]]> http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/08/the-beginnings-of-ice-skating/#comment-552 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:27:40 +0000 http://skullsinthestars.com/2008/01/08/the-beginnings-of-ice-skating/#comment-552 I’m glad technology has improved to the point that you were able to get me figure skates with metal blades instead of bones. Although I’m sure the sentiment would have been the same in either case. Love you.

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