Sometimes they actually hit on good ideas...for hockey!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6295567.stm
Can you say "Outdoor Rink in Texas"?
Quote:
The US military has appealed to scientists to help develop a novel weapon - artificial black ice.
The plastic-like substance, the brainchild of the US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), would be used to force slip-ups from enemies.
The "polymer ice" would be designed for hot, arid environments, "as found in Iraq and Afghanistan", it said.
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Quick, somebody email the NHL!