 Poster: A snowHead
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Skis equipped with an ingenious new self-waxing device that enables them to travel quicker could make a dramatic entry onto the skiing scene in the 2008/09 World Cup season.
The device continuously applies fresh wax to the bottom of the ski during a race. Its developers are now working with manufacturers, with the aim of incorporating it into skis used in top-class international competition as early as next year.
Validated test results from the Alps show that skiers using the revolutionary system can complete a course 1-2% quicker than using conventional skis, which gradually lose their pre-applied layer of wax as they descend a slope. The gap between first and 20th place in a World Cup event can be under two seconds, so the new system has the potential to play a key role in deciding the outcome of major skiing competitions. |
Pics and more:
http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_account/self_waxing_skis_could_debut_next_season
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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Someone had better tell spyderjon!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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My wife thinks her skies are self-waxing
.................... and the pixies top the washer bottle up in her car
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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Would these ever catch on in regular ski circles though? I know my ski's are certainly fast enough from morning to night!
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| Boris wrote: |
My wife thinks her skies are self-waxing
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Do self-waxing skies rain faster?
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Georgio, the way I read 1.2.6.1 (I actually read that document last week, sad man that I am, after it had been posted on Britski) is that it allows it, provided it's not externally powered (hence the importance of the pump being driven by the flexing of the boot/ski), and isn't something that affects the surface to the detriment of the other competitors.
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| Boris wrote: |
My wife thinks her skies are self-waxing
.................... and the pixies top the washer bottle up in her car |
Snap. 
and the Car cleans itself too.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Kramer,
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