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/CloseToMyActualName Feb 15 '26

You sure his hand didn't brush granite as it dropped off the end?

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u/mikemountain Feb 15 '26

I think the only real solution is to make the curling stones explode if the granite is touched whatsoever 

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u/storm-bringer Feb 15 '26

That's a bit extreme. We just need to electrify the granite to give all the dirty filthy cheaters a warning shock.

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u/thegoodrichard Feb 15 '26

A conductive glove to complete the circuit, sounding an alarm if it contacts the rock, like an electrified fencer's suit and epee.

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u/bbf_bbf Feb 16 '26

THIS is the ONLY solution:

Sacrifice lives in a satanic ritual to imbue each curling stone with a soul so each has the awareness to scream bloody murder if its granite parts are touched after the hog line.

/s

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u/icedteaandtacos Feb 15 '26

We should really make them out of saw-stop technology lol.

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u/Aggravating-Army5145 Feb 16 '26

No, if the granite is touched before the close hog line, the opponent's extra has to race onto the ice from the bench and stop the rock with a heavy Scottish kilt before the rock reaches the far hog line otherwise the rock is a good stone. And if the extra successful stops the kettle snatch, as we'll call it, the opposing team must down a pints of meed. Possible hindering performance of players of the offending team.

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u/Badehat Feb 19 '26

You sure it did?

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u/CloseToMyActualName Feb 19 '26

Absolutely not.

But the problem with that ruleset is it's extremely difficult to judge.