Curlers sweep the ice in front of a moving stone in order to make it travel farther. Sweeping does this by removing stray ice particles and smoothing the ice surface. Curlers used to use corn brooms, which were made from plant fibers and resembled a household broom, but modern brooms are made of synthetic materials.
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