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Old 03-23-15 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by djb
your "heavier = more traction" doesnt make sense. ...
You read half my post and contrived a diatribe based on it. Yes, heavier most definitely means more traction. Friction force is directly proportional to force normal to the surface through the friction coefficient.

BUT while heavier people have more traction, they also need proportionally more because they have proportionally more momentum that needs to change direction. So it's a wash in the first order analysis.
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