Rolling down a slope vs to slide down a slope

In summary: COM is more effective in "stopping" the object from sliding downwards. It's not intuitive at all. It's just a mathematical point.
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You could also have rolling with slipping... But I suppose there is enough confusion going about without it.
 
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russ_watters said:
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If #3 (vs #1) really is what the OP was looking for, it seems like a confusing and highly contrived scenario to me, but in that case it seems the other answers are correct.
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Doc Al's explanation of the cases is correct. Anyway, since I'm so good at asking questions, what is "a highly contrived scenario"? I've tried to look it up, but I can't make sense out of it in my native language. An online dictionary says: "Contrived = Obviously planned or calculated; not spontaneous or natural; labored". A "highly calculated scenario" just sounds wrong to me..
 

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