Recent content by Wade3

I can honestly tell you what gave me my direction, and I think it could be applicable to all people. I am a mechanical drafter, trained at a 4 semester tech school. I had gone to college for 2 years studying liberal arts, but was forced to leave after making little commitment to a field of study...

I was thinking about these responses, and it does make sense that stickiness might behave differently than a coefficient of friction, since a piece of paper coated with glue would have increased resistance as it increases in size because there is more glue... okay. It is still odd though. I do...

I understand how surface area does not come into the equation governing the resistance an object has to sliding. It leads one to believe that all tires would perform equally in dry conditions. Why do people then say that bald tires give better grip?