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Curling is Cool Day
Q: What did one curling stone say to the other?
A: I won’t take you for granite!
~ Curling humour 😆
Hurry hard, curlers of the world! With its vibrant tartan woven in blue, red, and azure to represent the target area, and gold, maroon, and navy reflecting the Royal Caledonian Curling Club's brand, this centuries-old sport has a history as rich as its colors.
Believed to be one of the world’s oldest winter team sports, curling was first played on frozen lochs and ponds in Scotland before spreading globally. Known as the "Roarin’ Game" for the distinctive rumble of the granite stone gliding over the ice, it has also earned the nickname "chess on ice" due to its strategic depth and teamwork.
The sport gained widespread recognition in the 19th century, expanding from Scotland to Canada, the United States, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, and New Zealand. The curling stones, traditionally hewn from the Blue Hone and Ailsa Craig Common Green granite of Ailsa Craig, are a testament to the sport’s Scottish roots.
The first official Rules of Curling were established in Scotland and formally adopted in 1838 by the Grand Caledonian Curling Club. Four years later, after a curling demonstration on the ballroom floor of Scone Palace, Queen Victoria was so fascinated by the sport that she granted the club the title "Royal," renaming it the Royal Caledonian Curling Club.
With its resurgence in popularity following recent Winter Olympics, curling continues to captivate players and spectators alike. Roar! 💙 ❤️ 🤍 💛 🥌 🥌 🥌 🧹
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice towards a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granitestones, also called rocks, across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a circular target marked on the ice. Each team has eight stones. The purpose is to accumulate the highest score for a game; points are scored for the stones resting closest to the centre of the house at the conclusion of each end, which is completed when both teams have thrown all of their stones. A game usually consists of eight or ten ends.
The curler can induce a curved path by causing the stone to slowly turn as it slides, and the path of the rock may be further influenced by two sweepers with brooms who accompany it as it slides down the sheet, using the brooms to alter the state of the ice in front of the stone.
From the Scottish Register of Tartans:
"The Grand Caledonian Curling Club was established in 1838. By 1842 the new national association had obtained Royal patronage and has ever since been known as The Royal Caledonian Curling Club (RCCC). The Royal Caledonian Curling Club tartan was created in 2013, the RCCC’s 175th anniversary year. Colours: blue, red and azure represent the target area; gold, maroon and navy reflect the RCCC brand."
For more the physics of curling, click the curling stones!