AnswersDriveSince friction is a resistive force that slows down or prevents motion, it can be a nuisance, because it can hinder motion and cause the need for expending extra energy. Friction can also cause parts in contact to heat up and can cause parts in contact to wear out.
Similarly, it is asked, is friction a good thing or a bad thing?
So friction is good. But it can be bad when we get blisters. The important thing to realise is that friction is necessary and is why your shoes, socks and insoles are made out of high-friction materials. Not all over, just in the area of your blisters so you can maintain necessary traction.
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How friction can be harmful?
Transcript of Friction can be harmful or helpful. -without friction the tires could not push against the ground to move the car forward and the brakes could not stop the car. -holes in your socks and holes at the knee of your jeans. -lubricants are substances that are applied to surfaces to reduce friction between them
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What are the advantage and disadvantage of friction?
The main disadvantage of friction is that it produces heat in various parts of machines. In this way some useful energy is wasted as heat energy. 2. Due to friction we have to exert more power in machines.
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What is the use of friction?
Uses of Friction. Although you normally hear about trying to reduce or eliminate friction, it actually has some important uses. Since friction is a resistance force that slows down or prevents motion, it is necessary in many applications where you might want to hold items or do things and prevent slipping or sliding.
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Why is high friction unhelpful?
Friction can also be unhelpful. If you don't lubricate your bike regularly with oil, the friction in the chain and axles increases. When there is a lot of friction between moving parts, energy is lost to the surroundings as heat.
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What is the effect of friction on an object?
Friction can be defined as the force that resists the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluids, or elements that collide or slide against each other. Its effect would cause the object in motion to slow down. If the friction is increased, more energy is needed by the object to keep its momentum hence it will slow down.
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How does oil reduce friction?
If you put a liquid like oil between two solid gears, it will shift about and change its shape as much as it needs to, cushioning the microscopic bumps between the gears as they mesh together and reducing the friction between them. The layers will slide freely past one another, so helping to reduce friction (3).
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What do lubricants do to friction?
Lubricant. A lubricant is a substance, usually organic, introduced to reduce friction between surfaces in mutual contact, which ultimately reduces the heat generated when the surfaces move. It may also have the function of transmitting forces, transporting foreign particles, or heating or cooling the surfaces.
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How do you reduce friction?
There are a number of ways to reduce friction:
- Make the surfaces smoother. Rough surfaces produce more friction and smooth surfaces reduce friction.
- Lubrication is another way to make a surface smoother.
- Make the object more streamlined.
- Reduce the forces acting on the surfaces.
- Reduce the contact between the surfaces.
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Why friction is necessary?
Friction is necessary: If there is anything which moves forward with respect to something else while in contact with it without any external force acting it's because of god damn friction. Friction is evil: If there is external force available then the same friction slows it down.
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What is the main cause of friction?
Causes of Friction. Friction is a force that resists the relative motion between two objects or materials. The causes of this resistive force are molecular adhesion, surface roughness, and deformations. Adhesion is the molecular force resulting when two materials are brought into close contact with each other.
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Why do we need lubrication?
This prevents the production of rust, therefore preventing damage to the metal machine surfaces. So a lubricant is a substance that reduces friction, heat, and wear when introduced as a film between solid surfaces.
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How do you use lube?
Put lube inside your partner too. Use only water-based or silicone lubricants. Do NOT use anything oily like Vaseline, petroleum jelly, cooking oils, butter, hand creams or body lotion. Some men withdraw occasionally, to check the condom and to add more lubricant.
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What is the use for lube?
Personal lubricant. Personal lubricants (colloquially termed lube) are specialized lubricants used during human sexual acts such as intercourse and masturbation to reduce friction to or between the penis and vagina, anus or other body parts or applied to sex toys to reduce friction or to ease penetration.
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How do I use water based lube?
Pros: Silicone-based lubricants are the most slippery, which can make them especially good for non-vaginal intercourse. They won't degrade latex condoms, they work well in water, and they don't evaporate as easily as water-based lubricants or saliva.
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Is it OK to use coconut oil as lube?
Unfortunately, it's not perfect in the lube department. Because coconut oil is antibacterial and antifungal, there's a chance that it could disrupt your vagina's natural pH balance and cause a yeast infection if you're prone to them, Morse says. And, because it's an oil-based lube, it's not safe for use with condoms.
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Can you use Vaseline as a lubricant?
No, because there are plenty of reasons you should avoid using petroleum jelly as a lubricant, especially during sexual intercourse, as it will likely defeat the purpose of lubrication. Unlike other forms of lubricants, petroleum jelly may cause more harm than good.
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Is Vaseline cancer causing?
The big C. Yes, some folks worry that using petroleum jelly may cause cancer. And it's easy to understand why. Petroleum jelly was first discovered as a by-product forming on oil rigs in the mid-1800s. A chemist, who later opened the first Vaseline factory, worked on refining the substance to be a topical solution.
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Can you use Vaseline to put in a tampon?
Before you try inserting a tampon into your vagina, make sure you are fully relaxed. Use a water-based vaginal lubricant on the applicator tip, if vaginal dryness makes tampon insertion difficult. Never use petroleum jelly as a vaginal lubricant; petroleum jelly can create a breeding ground for vaginal infections.