Physics still isn't sure why ice is slippery.

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Why is the explanation 'the blade's pressure melts the ice' considered refuted?

1. Blades are too light to exert pressure
2. It would make skating below minus 4 °C impossible
3. Ice doesn't melt under pressure at all
4. Skates never touch the ice

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