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fog37
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Hello,
In the game of tug of war, the team that wins is the one that exerts the largest force and pulls the other team their way. However, a team can win only if the force they produce is matched by the static friction between the floor and their feet, correct?
But what would happen if the stronger team had to exert a force ##F_{pull}## to win and that force is larger than the maximum available static friction? I think the team would start sliding and not win...Am I seeing things correctly?
Thanks!
In the game of tug of war, the team that wins is the one that exerts the largest force and pulls the other team their way. However, a team can win only if the force they produce is matched by the static friction between the floor and their feet, correct?
But what would happen if the stronger team had to exert a force ##F_{pull}## to win and that force is larger than the maximum available static friction? I think the team would start sliding and not win...Am I seeing things correctly?
Thanks!