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"Green" Ice Resurfacing Machines Fail In Vancouver

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-wish-we-had-a-zamboni-section dept.

lurking_giant writes "The Seattle Times is reporting that the Men's 500 meter speed-skating competition was delayed more than an hour Monday evening by the breakdown of the two ice grooming machines at the skating oval. The real story is that the machines that failed were the latest state-of-the-art 'Resurfice Fume-Free Electric Groomers' leased to the Olympics committee. An old, propane-powered Zamboni had to be brought out to fix the ice. This makes two nights in a row with ice resurfacing machine failures. If you're going to spend twice as much on electric devices to replace non-green designs, at least test the things first."

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  1. Re:Hockey games everyday? by Mr.+Freeman · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    You're also from FREAKING CANADA. In the US there's not a single place open on Christmas aside from MAYBE a 7-11 or some other overpriced gas station convenience store chain, certainly not an ice rink.

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