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Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:17:38 2012 No.5009031 [DELETED]

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What would happen to the scientific world and the world as a whole if we discovered a way to remove friction?

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:21:08 2012 No.5009039 War would be hilarious.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:22:39 2012 No.5009041 >>5009031 things'd move too fast.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:23:24 2012 No.5009044 File: 79 KB, 720x479, magic.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>5009039 >>5009041 I don't mean like, EVERYTHING losing friction, but just some magical bullshit substance you can apply to remove friction.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:23:54 2012 No.5009043 you wouldn't be able to move

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:33:54 2012 No.5009063 >>5009044 that's called a lubrificant.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:35:23 2012 No.5009066 >>5009063 I'm fairly sure that not even the best lubricant can completely remove friction.

>>	Anonymous Tue Aug 28 17:39:38 2012 No.5009076 >>5009066 no of course. It is impossible because of the boundary layer. But well, it could be a good approximation.