S60 PT #2: Total Recall
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Eynhallow
Registered Senior Member Hardened Fibres
Subsequent to being drafted by the Tampa Bay Barracudas Rinky was approached by a company called Hardened Fibres to represent their product. Their idea was to produce a skate blade that was more environmentally friendly that the ones that are typically made from hardened steel. In essence this was a good idea because professional hockey players change their blades after each 20 - 30 hours, or once every 2 weeks. So a player would use 12 sets of blades in a six month season. Given about 650 active players in the NHL, that equates to 15 600 blades being used each season. The idea was to fabricate skate blades out of a hardened cardboard/wood fibre . This went quite well in the testing that was done on the frozen lakes near Kapuskasing in -40 C weather. However, when that blades were used in more temperate climates (i.e. Tampa Bay), they turned into a disgusting mushy substance that acted as a brake as opposed to a gliding platform. This resulted in players be abruptly halted in their forward progress resulting in numerous face plants. While the face plants were quite humorous, the blades were a resounding flop. Rinky has since rescinded his agreement to represent this company.
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