What is the scientific reason that people slip while walking on wet or icy

Subject: What is the scientific reason that people slip while walking on wet or icy

Date: Wed Oct 7 08:24:06 1998
Posted by Cairncody
Grade level: other
School: none
City: West Seneca State/Province: NY
Country: US
Area of science: Physics
ID: 907766646.Ph

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What is the scientific reason that people slip while walking on wet or icy surfaces as compared to walking on the same surface when it is dry, wearing the same pair of shoes?

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