When Is Friction Not Useful?

Friction is sometimes unhelpful.
For example, if you don't lubricate your bike regularly with oil, the friction in the chain and axles increases. Your bike will be noisy and difficult to pedal. When there is a lot of friction between moving parts, energy is lost to the surroundings as heat.

Where friction is not needed?

1.) When you fall down and slide along a downward sloping asphalt road, face down, friction is harmful. 2.) Writing with your Parker fountain pen on a poorly finished wall.

What is bad about friction?

Friction can slow things down and stop stationary things from moving. In a frictionless world, more objects would be sliding about, clothes and shoes would be difficult to keep on and it would be very difficult for people or cars to get moving or change direction.

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Sophia Al-Mansoor

Global Business & E-Commerce Reporter

Sophia analyzes international trade, startup ecosystems, retail transformation, and supply chain logistics for modern digital publications.