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Originally Posted by sanddrag
On the Christmas House episode of Monster House ont he Discovery Channel, they had this really hard smooth plastic that they put on the floor to use as a skating rink. They said it is used in places where it isn't cold enough to keep a rink. They actually showed someone skating on it. But they did mention is was very expensive.
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Correct this materal does replicate the COF of Ice with out needing to keep it around 32 degrees F. It is made to resist scratching, knicking and etching from blades on a skate so i expect that material would resist damage from our robots. But unlike the "plastic ice", the HDPE we used last year in the games did sustain damage from the robots. Thus thats one reasoning i think that if there was a plastic that represents ice used this year think it would be HDPE once again due to the low cost. Also I think that Teflon or nylon blocks could be used, due to their extremly low COF with metals. But the material that was used in "Viva La Bam" and "Monster House" i think could be used in the games but would be extremly surprised if it was used do to the extreme cost and weight that it has.
~Mike
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