Puck bounce is already a weird randomization. It seems like have a hole in your blade that might hook the edge of the puck would only increase that randomness.
Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
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Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#42I got a strong "Nimbus 5000" vibe reading this. It's pretty easy to read this and replace "stick" with "broom", "ice" with "arena", "quaffle" with "puck", and "hockey" with "quidditch" - and have it all sort of sound right.
That is because hockey is nonsense, just like quidditch
Kind of like how a totally OT comment about the Tacoma Narrows bridge doesn't get down voted...
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
IMO this ends up being way more advertorial (for Bauer) and lacks all of the engineering context (urethane inserts! damping! "the dichotomy between nature and human technologies"!). But, understood.
Perhaps; I haven't read that closely. Obviously it's great if you're writing something better about a topic, but there needs to be a specific URL to what you've specifically written about it.
wait, just to be clear - you changed the title and URL without actually reading the thing that I linked to?
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
That is because hockey is nonsense, just like quidditch
Kind of like how a totally OT comment about the Tacoma Narrows bridge doesn't get down voted...
it wasn't OT before the mods changed the URL that i originally posted: https://mailchi.mp/theprepared/the-prepared-4ydgzm58vl
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
Kind of like how a totally OT comment about the Tacoma Narrows bridge doesn't get down voted...
it wasn't OT before the mods changed the URL that i originally posted: https://mailchi.mp/theprepared/the-prepared-4ydgzm58vl
Ah thanks for the clarification. It didn't per se make sense, but was related based on the final bit.
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#46It's been crazy watching the evolution of hockey sticks from wood to aluminum shafts, then to carbon-fiber. The prices have steadily skyrocketed, but it's hard to deny the incredible effects of just these material design changes. There are of course trade-offs, most notable being the tendency of these new carbon fiber sticks breaking without much warning, or apparent wear. The speed at which the shot comes off the st…
> steadily skyrocketed
Missed opportunity to talk about “hockey stick growth”
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#47Wonder if hockey will either go the way of Tennis (where technology has rapidly changed how the game has been played) or baseballe - where the bats are always wood.
Hockey seems to be constantly evolving both its technologies and its rules. As an example of this (other than the new sticks being tested in the article), prior to the pandemic the NHL was set to introduce a new puck for the playoffs that would "will transmit data 60 times per second, including location, speed, acceleration and deceleration and distance travelled." There's similar tech ready to be rolled out for jers…
location and speed at the same time? now THAT is interesting..
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#48Wonder if hockey will either go the way of Tennis (where technology has rapidly changed how the game has been played) or baseballe - where the bats are always wood.
I don’t think they should or ever will step away from wood bats. It’s one of the few things that levels the playing field for all batters; instead letting brute force be the power behind the contact. Aluminum and corked bats would ultimately give an unfair advantage to the user as compared to a wood slugger. It’s fine in minor league and collegiate sports as they do not follow the MLB’s stricter regulations but if th…
Wood products harvested sustainably protect forest lands by increasing their economic viability. If forests lose economic value from timber, they are more likely to be clearcut for agriculture.
Edit: maple is also one of the most prevalent commercial timbers in USA, is native in most parts of the country and bat usage is so small a percent of maple consumption as to be effectively 0.
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#49Got distracted by the new post already added above this one, about the collapse of the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge. In particular, other than its being a rare example of a spectacular bridge collapse that was more-or-less caught on film, I'm not sure it's a great example for an engineering ethics class. Because the most likely cause of its failure wasn't any particular ethical consideration, but the interaction of…
(For people wondering what this comment is about, apparently the URL of the story got changed, and the previous version had something about Tacoma Narrows Bridge on the same page)
Re: Evgeny Kuznetsov practices with Bauer stick that has hole in the blade
#50It's been crazy watching the evolution of hockey sticks from wood to aluminum shafts, then to carbon-fiber. The prices have steadily skyrocketed, but it's hard to deny the incredible effects of just these material design changes. There are of course trade-offs, most notable being the tendency of these new carbon fiber sticks breaking without much warning, or apparent wear. The speed at which the shot comes off the st…
> new carbon fiber sticks breaking without much warning
I think it was an F1 article when I was reading about it, apparently carbon fiber creates a lot of small particles that when inhaled get lodged in your lungs akin to crushed asbestos .
I wonder if this is something to worry about.
In F1 the body of a bolid would literally disintegrate on impact (thus absorbing a lot of energy) so that is a lot of shattered carbon fiber in comparison to a part of a hockey stick.