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If your hands are wet and no towel is handy, you can remove some of the excess water by shaking them. Why does this work?

Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Foundations and Connections

1st Edition

ISBN:9781133939146

Author:Katz, Debora M.

Publisher:Katz, Debora M.

Chapter11: Collisions

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 2PQ: When a person feels that he is about to fall, he will often put out his hand to try to break the...

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