Hot Melt On Ski Wax
Results
If ski wax can be applied by rubbing, pasting, spraying, or melting then the melt on wax should reduce friction the best because it coats the skis more evenly and creates a thicker protective barrier to the bases of the skis. Consequently, this hypothesis was correct because the data captured displayed that the hot wax reduces friction the best, see appendix seven, eight, and nine. Hot melt on wax had the fastest time when the ice disc was slid down the ski and had the highest velocity. It traveled smoother and quicker than any other wax tested. Furthermore, for these experiments three different ski pitch angle and heights that were trialed. The heights the ice discs were assessed at were 20 cm, 25 cm, and 30 cm. Accordingly, at each …show more content…
Once again the hypothesis was proven correct. To begin, the wax that was the fastest at 25 cm was hot; sliding down the ski 1.11 seconds on average and had a velocity of 1.3571 m/s. Following the hot wax was the rub-on wax which had a mean of 1.21 seconds for 1.5 meters and a velocity of 1.2439 m/s. Next was the paste wax with a mean of 1.28 over a distance of 1.5 m. It traveled down the ski 1.1787 m/s on average, going a bit slower than the rub on wax. After paste wax came the control, non-waxed surface which had a mean of 1.56 seconds and it traveled 0.9623 m/s. Lastly, the slowest was the spray on wax only sliding down the ski at 1.64 seconds, 0.9162 m/s. The spray on wax traveled slower than the control in this trial. Spray on wax is traditionally meant to go on top of another wax. Therefore, all waxes were tested at a height of 25 cm, see appendix two, five, and …show more content…
Rub on wax was also consistent throughout this experiment, demonstrating at the three different heights that it was faster than all waxes except one, hot wax. Paste wax was repetitive at each of the heights tested routinely following hot wax followed by rub on wax for the entire experiment. Spray on wax increased the amount of friction the skis had. In two out of three trials the control, non-waxed base or control, provided better results than the spray on wax did. In some cases spray on wax could help a skier’s friction only if it is applied on top another wax. That is its main purpose, to be applied as a booster if a skier didn’t have enough time to freshen the wax on the skis. Overall, hot was demonstrated it demonstrated the friction of a skier most
If ski wax can be applied by rubbing, pasting, spraying, or melting then the melt on wax should reduce friction the best because it coats the skis more evenly and creates a thicker protective barrier to the bases of the skis. Consequently, this hypothesis was correct because the data captured displayed that the hot wax reduces friction the best, see appendix seven, eight, and nine. Hot melt on wax had the fastest time when the ice disc was slid down the ski and had the highest velocity. It traveled smoother and quicker than any other wax tested. Furthermore, for these experiments three different ski pitch angle and heights that were trialed. The heights the ice discs were assessed at were 20 cm, 25 cm, and 30 cm. Accordingly, at each …show more content…
Once again the hypothesis was proven correct. To begin, the wax that was the fastest at 25 cm was hot; sliding down the ski 1.11 seconds on average and had a velocity of 1.3571 m/s. Following the hot wax was the rub-on wax which had a mean of 1.21 seconds for 1.5 meters and a velocity of 1.2439 m/s. Next was the paste wax with a mean of 1.28 over a distance of 1.5 m. It traveled down the ski 1.1787 m/s on average, going a bit slower than the rub on wax. After paste wax came the control, non-waxed surface which had a mean of 1.56 seconds and it traveled 0.9623 m/s. Lastly, the slowest was the spray on wax only sliding down the ski at 1.64 seconds, 0.9162 m/s. The spray on wax traveled slower than the control in this trial. Spray on wax is traditionally meant to go on top of another wax. Therefore, all waxes were tested at a height of 25 cm, see appendix two, five, and …show more content…
Rub on wax was also consistent throughout this experiment, demonstrating at the three different heights that it was faster than all waxes except one, hot wax. Paste wax was repetitive at each of the heights tested routinely following hot wax followed by rub on wax for the entire experiment. Spray on wax increased the amount of friction the skis had. In two out of three trials the control, non-waxed base or control, provided better results than the spray on wax did. In some cases spray on wax could help a skier’s friction only if it is applied on top another wax. That is its main purpose, to be applied as a booster if a skier didn’t have enough time to freshen the wax on the skis. Overall, hot was demonstrated it demonstrated the friction of a skier most