On this island you will find such things as:
- Spot of Grass
- Water
- Fog Horn
- Swine
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Forgot the most critical: Rotten Nick
Nah, best way to tell a story is to let someone else fill in the blanks! You wouldn’t have been as excited if I ruined all the fun 😉
Water 😄
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!
Nice timing I enjoyed the read.
Momma curling stone.
Someone finger her like the French Canadians do!
I like to imagine that, at each step in the line, a little finger push is added.
Hew the fresh granite? Add a ceremonial finger push.
Add the chunk to the load? Give with a little push.
Place the load in the hopper? Absolutely tap it with the index finger, just to be sure!