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Why do they play curling on ice?
The central concept of curling is sliding heavy stones down a long sheet of ice. It would be difficult to slide the stones on anything but ice.
What suface is the sport curling played on?
Curling is played on Ice. Stones, granite stones, are pushed towards the house. Sweepers smooth the ice in front of the stone, nearest the centre of the house wins.
What is norwegian curling?
Curling is a sport. Plot: Sending stones over the ice to get as close as possible into the center of the gamefield.
What equipment is used in the sport of curling famous in Scotland?
Ice ,stones and brushes.
What is curling and was is the maximum score possible?
Curling is a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target max. =80
What sport do you throw a rock at a house?
It is called curling , the curling ROCK and you throw it at HOUSES the end of the curling rink
In curling two teams of four players slide special stones over ice toward a target circle a curling stone weighs about 42 pounds About how many pounds would nine curling stones weigh?
42X9=378 pounds
Where did the curling stone come from?
When curling was invented in Scotland nearly 500 years ago, they would slide "river stones" (large stones worn smooth by water erosion) down lanes of ice. Over time, as the game evolved, the stones turned into the precise granite products with the plastic handles we see today. Today, curling stones come from one of two manufacturers. Kays of Scotland creates curling stones using granite mined from Ailsa Craig, a small island off the west coast of Scotland. Meanwhile, the Canadian Curling Stone Co. creates stones using granite mined from Trefor quarry in Wales.
What is curling on keen 'swinging' ice?
"Keen," or "fast" ice means that the rocks are sliding down the ice very easy, hence players don't need to throw the rocks very hard. The opposite of keen ice is "heavy" or "slow" ice. "Swingy" ice means that the rocks are curling alot as they travel down the ice (say, 5 or 6 feet instead of the usual 3 or so feet). The opposite of swingy is "straight" ice.
What sport uses stones and a house?
ITs called windows. Who ever breaks the most, and doesn't get caught wins.
What sport is played using brooms and stones?
Curling, which is very popular in Scotland and Canada. The object is to slide a large circular stone on the ice towards a target. Nearest wins.
What would you be doing if you were curling?
Either fixing your hair or sliding granite stones across the ice towards a target.
