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Can a tug of war ever be won on a friction-less surface

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Dinesh Nath Goswami by Dinesh Nath Goswami , 20, India

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Shivam Mishra
Nov 29, 2015

The answer is simply no as a frictionless surface wont give enough grip to hold the rope and pull, its something like playimg tug of war with rollerskates on, how ever if the shoe of every player is frictionless thats a different scene

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should be yes, as there's still friction on your hands. If both teams hold the rope fimly and pull they will fall over. If one team pulls harder the other team will just slide over the finish line.

Put it this way, if the rope is taut and botb teams pull on an even strength and slide, it would be possible for both teams to reach the centre as long as they're both pulling

Flawed question imo

Ashley Smith - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Agreed. One team pulls the rope backwards (thus themselves forward) using inertia forces to win. Frictionless rope can be overwon by clever knots.

Andreas Vestermo Nesje - 5 years, 6 months ago

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