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How It's Made Mini-Episodes: Curling Stones
The sport of curling is a combination of shuffleboard, bowling, and billiards, on ice. In this minisode of How It's Made, find out how granite curling stones -- used in the Olympics -- are created for the smoothest ride on ice.
Added: Apr 27, 2011
Views: 15639 Views
Runtime: 05:07
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