How does the composition of alpine ski wax differ from that of other waxes?

Subject: How does the composition of alpine ski wax differ from that of other waxes?

Date: Mon Jan 4 23:42:50 1999
Posted by Scott Stanton
Grade level: undergrad
School: Boise State University
City: Boise State/Province: Idaho
Country: U.S.A.
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 915514970.Ch

Message:


An explaination of why Tommy Moe didn't use scented candle wax on 
the running bases of his skis would be fantastic!  I'm a little 
confused about what makes one wax reduce drag better than 
another.  Paraffins, microcrystalline wax, Fischer-Tropsh wax, 
synthetic wax....they're all carbons and hydrogens to me...HELP!!

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