This year marks the 50th anniversary of “The Sound of Music.” Fans of the film remember the scene where Maria (Julie Andrews) calms the fears of the Van Trapp children by encouraging ...

What does that mean for the snap sound effect? It’s gone, replaced by something similar that we here at Polygon are referring to as the “Switch 2 clap.” You can hear it multiple times in the ...

First used in Olympic competition at the 1998 Nagano Games, clap skates feature a blade that detaches at the heel, allowing the full length of the blade to remain on the ice. There is a spring-loaded ...