Now that we’ve had the first dusting of snow for the season, it’s time for a friendly reminder of one reason everyone needs to understand some physics.
Static friction is greater than kinetic friction.*
In other words, if you aren’t sliding, it is easy to stay not sliding. Once you start sliding, it is hard to stop.
So [...]
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