The first artificial ice skating rink opened in London in June of 1844, after a few mon...  ...technology was available to freeze water for the skating surface. The Glaciarium was decorated to resemble...  ...rozen in sufficient quantities to create a proper rink . The appalling...

Rob Cockerham happened upon a crew setting up an o...  ...am happened upon a crew setting up an outdoor ice skating rink and took the opportunity to find out how it's don...  ...e the tubes. There was 40,000 ft of tubing in the rink , filled with 1,620 gallons of water mixed with pr...