Timeline for Would the world end if friction disappeared?
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| Sep 4, 2016 at 15:25 | comment | added | Xplodotron | @UncleTres - Since common elevators are a box suspended on a cable attached to essentially a winch, how would loss of friction kill people in elevators? Slowing the winch slows the elevator. I think you're thinking of elevators that are already in free fall and need to engage breaking clamps. I agree those would fail. As would all breaking clamps. | |
| Sep 4, 2016 at 13:36 | comment | added | Nobody | Sound waves don't work like this. They aren't "slowed" by friction. Their speed mainly depends on the mass density of the medium. | |
| Sep 4, 2016 at 10:20 | comment | added | Patrick Stevens | Walking is affected; have you ever tried to walk in ice skates? We rely on the friction between foot and earth to move forward. Without friction, our attempt to push the foot backwards will just result in the foot moving backwards. | |
| Sep 4, 2016 at 10:19 | comment | added | nzaman | I disagree. No friction means no walking or running; you'll slip and fall and then roll along the slightest incline. | |
| Sep 4, 2016 at 8:45 | history | edited | TrEs-2b | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 4, 2016 at 8:44 | comment | added | TrEs-2b | No, but I was unclear, I will clarify | |
| Sep 4, 2016 at 8:40 | comment | added | Skye | I got confused when you said "... Sound is slowed down, sound will move much faster,..." ... Is that an error? | |
| Sep 4, 2016 at 8:36 | history | answered | TrEs-2b | CC BY-SA 3.0 |