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Why no tracks are left on the ice during ice skating?

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1.The weight of the body acts on a very small area of skate, in comparison to that of ice.
2. Under this high pressure, ice melts to form water below `0^@C`.
3. The water so formed makes the surface water skating more slippery.
4. But as soon as the skater moves further, the water does not experience any pressure and re-freezes into ice leaving no track on ice surface.
Hence, no tracks are left on the ice during skating.
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