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Oval Ice Rink With On/Off Ramps is a racing around type of rink made for public use (most of these are otherwise for competition use only, as they would be too dangerous for slow starters, so this idea solves that problem)
The On ramp allows skaters to climb up a set of steps, then accelerate downwards,
until they merge lanes on the main oval, as if they were joining the speeding traffic on a motorway.
A similar Off ramp allows skaters to leave again in total safety.
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Sounds simple and effective. [+] Speed skaters do a
lot of arm swinging. Might do to have wider lanes.
Maybe something at the end of the off ramp to slow
down quickly. Wish we had one of these here...I love
ice skating. |
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Jeez, somehow I must have thought this rink idea was
something with a lot of through-traffic, with my
suggestion to widen the lanes. Makes no sense up
there.. |
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BUT, wouldn't it be great to able to ice skate to work
or somewhere? |
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Not if you were a pro surfer. |
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Well, no, not then, true. Thanks. |
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Is there an advantage to the proposed ramps, over a generally bowl-shaped rink? |
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Add in some big flashing bumpers, big scoreboard, and a giant spring-loaded doorknob to provide some 'push' down the ramp. |
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[pocmloc]//Is there an advantage to the proposed
ramps, over a generally bowl-shaped rink?// |
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Would the ramps be marked INFAHRT and AUSFARHT, in Germany? Those signs always made me laugh a little, when driving in that anal-retentive land of rocks and bogs. |
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[pocmloc] Didn't mean to sound so snarky...Getting
onto and off a speed skating oval is like getting on a
freeway, I imagine. Same advantages: merging with
other skaters, getting off without slowing everyone
down. |
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I'm no expert but I imagine inclined ice ramps are a bit more tricky to make and maintain than the conventional horizontal surface. |
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[jamo] I agree. Inclined ice is tricky. I think just an
extended, flat surface of ice as on/off ramps would
allow skater to accelerate/decelerate to rink speed. |
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Constructing ice inclines seems to present no difficulties to the makers of downhill bobsleigh events. |
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Good point, [xenzag]. I wonder how easy it would be
to skate on a luge course? I like to roller-blade (in-
line roller skating). I do not much like inclines of any
kind in them. |
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How do they do it for bobsled / luge? Maybe a viscous slush-like mixture could be used. Just hose it down afterwards to make it smooth. |
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//bobsled/luge// imagine they do it by multiple misting passes, creating a slightly pebbled texture, though I'm not sure about maintenance. |
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Alan Dean Foster : Icerigger trilogy |
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+ this would be good for roller skating, too. |
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//+ this would be good for roller skating, too.// |
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<Obligatory smart-ass response> |
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What? Roller skating on an ice-rink??? |
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Despite how trivial it is to construct the on/offramps (excuse my ignorance in this regard- I come from a country short on ice) another reason to go with flat on/off ramps as proposed by [boomer] might be more control over your entry speed in order to merge appropriately with the "traffic". Also useful for beginners who hopefully fall over and glide to a stop within the first meter or two as opposed to falling over and sliding on their bottom into the traffic. |
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[jamo]You come from a country long on eloquence.
This description is perfect. |
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