Curling: The Strategic Ice Sport with a Mysterious Twist - This Olympic sport combines strategy, physics, and teamwork. Teams slide forty-two-pound granite stones down a sheet of ice towards a target, with the skip acting as the captain and strategist. A match consists of ten ends, and a perfect end, where all stones score, is called an eight-ender. Sweeping with brooms is crucial for reducing friction and helping stones travel farther. Curling stones are made from rare granite found only in Scotland and Wales, and the ice is pebbled for better stone movement. Despite its centuries-old roots, curling still puzzles physicists due to its mysterious curling behavior, making it one of the most captivating events at the Winter Games.

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