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How Do Skiers Win Races?
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How Do Skiers Win Races?
  • Published_at:2018-02-10
  • Category:Education
  • Channel:SciShow
  • tags: SciShow science Hank Green education learn olivia gordon skiing alpine skiing olympics ski wax wax base snow ratio crystals wet dry powdery fluorocarbons hydrocarbons How Do Skiers Win Races?
  • description: Winning an alpine skiing race can come down to a tiny margin, so the skiers have to make sure they prepare their skis just right! Hosted by: Olivia Gordon ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطا الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick Merrithew, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://the-raceplace.com/pages/ski-wax-faqs https://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth/88Mod11Prob1.pdf https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/what-are-snow-ratios/4786333 http://fasterskier.com/fsarticle/swix-a-perfect-wax-for-every-condition/ Images: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alpine_skiing_at_the_1980_Winter_Olympics.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Winter_ski_wax_-_Fort_Devens_Museum_-_DSC07132.JPG
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