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From bones to steel: Why ice skates were a terrible idea that worked

By Mark Hay · Popular Science · January 2026
From bones to steel: Why ice skates were a terrible idea that worked
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"The long, strange journey from prehistoric bone skates to the high-tech blades of today."

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