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Why tug of war depends on your shoes

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Despite all the grunting and bulging biceps, this classic rope-pulling ordeal is mostly decided by whose shoes have better traction. You could have the upper body strength of a mythological titan, but if you are wearing slippery socks on wet grass, you are going down.

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