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gravity's favorite excuse to make you go faster than you intended
means A surface or line that tilts, rising or falling at an angle rather than lying flat — or the steepness of that tilt.
from From Old English 'slupan,' to slip or slide, the same root that gives us 'sleeve' (something you slip your arm into) and 'slip' itself. The noun 'slope' broke off later, likely shortened from the older 'aslope,' meaning slanting or at an angle — so the word literally carries the sensation of sliding built into its bones.
- steepness math
- rise over run, the line's whole personality
- ski origin
- black diamonds mean terror, not luxury
- calculus throne
- derivatives are just slope at a single point
- slippery cousin
- the slippery slope rarely survives logical scrutiny
- erosion engine
- every hill is slowly sliding downward forever
chamonix valley — french alps skiing destination with 2,808m vertical drop, host of 1924 winter olympics
jackson hole mountain resort — wyoming ski area with 4,139 ft vertical, known for extreme terrain and avalanche chutes
streif downhill course — kitzbühel, austria's 3.3km course with 860m vertical drop, one of world's most dangerous ski races