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Which kind of friction requires more force to overcome rolling or sliding fricton?

Which kind of friction requires more force to overcome rolling or sliding fricton?
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Which kind of friction requires more force to overcome rolling or sliding fricton?

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Sliding friction is harder to overcome, and steals
more energy whenever you're moving.

That's why we switched from sleds to wheels
several thousand years ago.
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