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Sliding a big rock down the ice may look simple, but there’s much more to the sport of curling. Sweepers heat up the pebbled ice, causing it to melt and reduce friction, but the rotation, speed and pressure are equally important. The Olympics may be over, but the physics of curling has me hooked!
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If you’ve been watching the Olympics, you might wonder how the figure skaters can do those amazing spins without getting dizzy. When you spin around in circles, the fluids in your inner ear move, even after you stop. Skaters have to train their brains to ignore the fluid that is still moving.
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The International Olympic Committee has banned Russia from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics. After the 2014 Olympics, many Russian athletes were stripped of their medals after it was found they had been doping, which is using illegal performance enhancing drugs. Athletes who prove they’re clean can compete under a neutral flag. Moral: don’t use drugs!
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