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Friction forcefully resists sliding between surfaces

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Smooth surfaces are a complete lie. Down at the microscopic level, everything looks like jagged mountain ranges scraping against each other. Friction is just the chaotic physical interlocking of these invisible peaks and valleys violently snagging. It is nature's ultimate braking system, aggressively fighting any attempt to slide two things past one another.

Friction forcefully resists sliding between surfaces
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