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Stone skis?

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ncskier101
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Found this article and thought it was pretty cool- Its a granite cored ski wrapped in carbon fiber.

http://www.kontrastblog.com/2007/12/13/first-skis-on-the-world-made-of-stone-by-zai/
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zagfan5
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shenanigans
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Lemuel
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How do you screw bindings into them? 
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Willard
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wouldnt that be heavy
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anti_bunk
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mmmmm no thanks. 
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ESB
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Just like skiing on two granite countertops... ahhh.... feel the glide.
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smooticus
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im skeptical but hey if they asked me to test them i would do it in a heart beat. who knows could have potential, im no scientist
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