Teams red and blue are having a tug-of-war. According to Newton's third law, the force with which the red team pulls on the blue team exactly equals the force with which the blue team pulls on the red team. How can one team ever win?

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Grady Wilkinson

19 April, 11:14

Teams red and blue are having a tug-of-war. According to Newton's third law, the force with which the red team pulls on the blue team exactly equals the force with which the blue team pulls on the red team. How can one team ever win?

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Luis Bonilla · Answer 1

There are a few reasons that one teams could win. It depends if the on of the teams has a better grip on the rope or not or maybe one off the teams has more friction between the ground and there shoes. So really it no matter what one of the teams will win.