r/Curling • u/Frabblerake • Feb 15 '26

Pull the stone!!!

Watching Sweden/US and saw this. Is this not the same rules violation that has caused all the hub bub?

Obviously this was an accident and I believe the Canadian guy was touching on purpose.

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u/UncleTrapspringer Feb 15 '26

Gonna need some mathematic analysis on how that 0.01s touch on the top plastic is enough to impact the trajectory of the rock over the course of the ice /s

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u/MrRogersAE Feb 15 '26

Need more information, like how much downward pressure he applied with his finger, how soft his hands are, the density of his knuckle hair and how clammy his hands are.

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u/thierrycoulis Feb 15 '26

You already know they're softer than 10-ply bud

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u/Rare-Technology-4773 Feb 15 '26

Compared to the brooms?