When physical intuition fails

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1103-1109

  Singh, Chandralekha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0036026610     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1512659     Document Type: Article

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13. f be larger or smaller if the wheel fell on ice with small friction compared to a rough surface? Describe your intuition along with the reasoning. You must draw a diagram and explain your approach to get full credit.