So after last year's ice luge holder disaster, I decided to apply a little engineering skill and design a more robust structure for this years ice luge. This fine example of theory into practice is fashioned out of 3/4 ID Galvanized steel. This material was picked first for its strength and second the zinc coating originally applied to pipe for plumbing use also should with stand many years of melted luge ice trying to corrode this fine structure. Its length or luge mounting surface is 38 inches with a rear support length of 11 or 21 inches. If my trigonometry serves that gives an adjustable angle of 16 or 29 degrees. We'll see how the liquor is flowing to decide on which approach is optimal. See you never thought the real world would require trig.
Theory into practice is engineering defined.
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