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the only footwear that turns standing still into a full-body negotiation with physics
ancient originfirst skates were sharpened animal bones strapped to feet
flat fishskates are also cartilaginous rays with winglike fins
frozen finlandbone skates date back over 4,000 years there
speed recordskaters exceed 35 miles per hour on ice
egg casesskate egg pouches wash ashore as mermaid's purses