In a tug-of-war, the winner is determined by frictional force between feet and ground, not by who exerts greater tension on the rope; according to Newton's third law, rope tension is identical on both sides, so the person who maximizes their frictional coefficient (e.g., by wearing shoes with high grip or standing on a high-friction surface) will win, while reducing friction (e.g., using a low-friction carpet) can cause a person to lose even when pulling harder.
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science experiment with Fun 😁😁 easy to understand friction #science #experiment #shortsAñadido:
Pull. Oh, wow.
Maximum effort deployed. Try it, colleague.
Full force applied.
But why couldn't it pull me? Let's analyze the data. It appears that whoever exerts greater tension on the rope should win.
But Newton's third law states, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Meaning rope tension is identical on both sides. [music] So, the real game was never about tension at all. It was about frictional force between feet and ground. The one who maximizes their frictional coefficient wins. So, if I deploy a low friction carpet under my feet and reduce the static friction, will it finally overpower me?
You try. Ready?
Pull.
Write the name of today's topic, friction.
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