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What kind of friction allows you to walk without slipping?

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To explain how we can walk, we use Newton's third law. The force that we apply to the ground has an equal but opposite force exerted by the ground unto us. The horizontal component (or the component parallel to the surface) is due to friction, which then allows us to move forward.

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