Those who want to go ice skating at the new Eco Rink in Toyama, Japan will notice one important element missing – the ice.
Instead of jumping and spinning across ice, skaters at the temporary Eco Rink will instead find themselves gliding over the eighty snugly-fit pieces of plastic Resin that comprise its 300 square meter floor.
So what makes a temporary, plastic Eco Rink so environmentally friendly?
Owners claim that
1. Since it doesn’t use ice, the rink does not need ice-generating (or cleaning) equipment.
2. It does not have to be kept cool all the time.
Owners of the Eco Rink also claim that it operates at half the cost of a traditional ice skating rink. It also likely produces less than half the fun.
According to the Japan Times Online, “a skater can move around just like on ice, only at slower speeds, because the friction is stronger.”
If you go to the Eco Rink, just be careful when attempting to hockey-stop ice chips into your friend’s face or the last laugh may be on you.
[Via: Greenpacks]
