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Re: pic: 599 Drive Teaser

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Originally Posted by efoote868 View Post
I love it when I see teams with tons of wheels linked together. (this year even my own team) Doesn't anyone remember from physics that traction is independent from surface area? All that matters is weight, and the coefficient of friction.....
not quite...you have ground pressure thrown in there too. in math it may be that the calulations only involve CoF and weight but in the real world its not how it works.
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