What makes ice slippery? Scientists may have finally figured it out

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What makes ice slippery? Scientists may have finally figured it out

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Scientists may have finally figured out what makes ice slippery

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The reason we slip and slide on ice—a phenomenon central to figure skating, curling and other Winter Olympic events—is a centuries-old physics mystery that may have finally been cracked

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