the hardest material in the world, talk about sliding like ice, and they would never wear down, maby after a few years of seriouse sliding, but i doubt it would cause too much damage.
downside, only a few million bucks for a puck...
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Sticky? How, water doesnt even stick to it (if you put a diamond in water it comes out dry)
The "slidability" of something is determined by two things (i think) how much it deforms (like rubber will bend around rocks or the ground, causing it to grip) and the amount of resistance it give to wearing down (something (like soft metals) will wear down quickly, also causing grip) but things like corian, and diamonds, do neither, which causes them to give almost no grip at all.
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It would just dig into the pavement. Something has to wear. Slide pucks slide smoothly because they yield to the imperfections of pavement as they wear.
Try to slide a polished stone on pavement. Thats the only thing I can think of that will be at all comparable to how a diamond would slide (since a diamond is just a really polished, really hard stone)
I don't know how well diamonds would work. For one, even though diamonds are the hardest material, and can only be scratched by other diamonds, they can still be shattered by a hammer or other material. Secondly, the materials that sliding pucks are currently made of work so well not just because of their hardness. part of it is their ability to have material rub off without much resistance; being soft, or being able to "wipe off" on the ground so easily makes them so good. If you were really looking into it, though, you could probably get it cheaper than you think. Hypothetically, I would go for industrial grade diamonds, the type that are used for drills and such. They can even be made synthetically, so faily cheap.
I want to see a pair!
Yes but if it was cut and polished to perfection...your hands would be sliding all over the place.
Friction plays are very large role in the discipline of sliding.
Yes but if it was cut and polished to perfection...your hands would be sliding all over the place.
Friction plays are very large role in the discipline of sliding.
Yes, friction plays a lot, but the ability to be the yielding force on a road (which is not polished to perfection) plays an even bigger role. Plus it would be very unforgiving.
Sliding pucks act like a reservoir of lubrication. THe little bits come off with little resistance and provide a slick surface for the rest of the puck.
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i agree with caster town how something has to wear and that would be the pavement. plus it would feel bad because your hand would just bouce around not slide across the pavement. the asthetics would be nice though.
Wouldn't it be awesome...
