The physics of hockey
Physics, Sports and games, Hockey
Human-narrated audio
Summary
You don't have to be a rocket scientist to play hockey, but consider this: the same universal principles that sent men to the moon also go into launching a slapshot, crashing into the boards, accelerating across the blue line, or… cutting down a shooter's angle. The author, a physicist, explores and explains the science behind the game, including how a sharpened blade glides on ice, or why Bobby Hull's slapshot zipped through the atmosphere so much faster than his modern counterparts' did. Haché even includes explanations on how a Zamboni works. 2002.