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Word: iceless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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After snowless skiing, iceless skating. At least Vinyl Plastics Inc. thinks so and has developed a warm, dry, milky-white synthetic surface that has been a hit at New York's and Philadelphia's winter sports shows, and almost lives up to its trade name, Slick. It is smooth as ice but 20% slower. Its great advantage is cost?$38,000 for a standard rink v. $300,000 for artificial ice. Skates bite easily into the surface, which has a guaranteed life of three years. Says Professional Ice Skater Randolph McCulley: "You can't cheat on Slick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Snowless Skiing, Iceless Skating | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

Snowless Skiing, Iceless Skating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recreation: Snowless Skiing, Iceless Skating | 11/15/1968 | See Source »

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