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Physics i notice while driving

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While driving i think of physics. For example i often wonder what the coefficient of friction is for the brakes to slow down the car. Also i see while going up a hill i have to hit the gas more because it takes more work to go up a hill with the increase of potential energy while keeping the same kinetic energy. I also think about the scenario of how fast i can go around a curve in the winter on the ice depending on the coefficient of friction between the ice and the tires compared to the coefficient of friction between the tires and the road. I also see newtons third law between the tires pushing on the road and the road pushing back on the tires to make the car move.

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