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The game of curling involves the throwing or sliding of large stones down a sheet of ice. The ice sheet is pebbled (dotted) with small drops of water. If the person delivers/throws the rock with a spin then the rock will tend to move in the direction of the spin. The rock is said to "curl". Why? I feel that it must have something to do with static vs kinetic friction. Please let me know. Thanks
Re: Why do Curling rocks curl?