Sandbox Thoughts for Class
editOwn Words, History Section for Skins. Has room for elaboration.
Various ethnic groups living in the Arctic Regions created a means of transportation across the ice and snow surfaces of their regions, through creating innovations such as the ski. Attuned to maximizing the use of their materials, one outcome of innovations was the use of animal skins to gain traction in traveling. As these groups were nomadic, the technology of skis for transportation was integral to continual movement across the region, as well as in maximizing transportation speed while reducing energy expenditure.
Formenti, Federico, et al. “Human Locomotion on Snow: Determinants of Economy and Speed of Skiing across the Ages.” Proceedings: Biological Sciences, vol. 272, no. 1572, 2005, pp. 1561–1569., www.jstor.org/stable/30047725.