Just a weird idea, friction-less materials

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The discussion centers on the concept of friction-less materials, specifically exploring the idea of materials that exhibit no friction when interacting with themselves. Participants mention the existence of zero-viscosity fluids and superconductors, which have no electrical resistance. The conversation suggests that further exploration into materials that minimize friction, such as through experimental tests with banana skins, could yield interesting results. The notion challenges conventional understanding of material properties and encourages innovative experimentation.

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I just wondered, that our view of how the universe is is ussually WRONG.

We've made zero-viscosity fluids, materials with no electrical resistance, and just all together "non-sense" things.

Is anyone willing to suggest then that there are materials that do not provide friction(when measured agaisnt themselves, as in material X moving across another piece of material X)?

And if anyone already has I would like to find out more about it.
 
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I suggest beginning your experiments with several tests on banana skins. They seem pretty slippy to me.
 

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