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    Jan 6, 2009, 01:19 AM
    Force required to move on ice
    How can a person stranded on a perfectly smooth block of ice get to the corner?
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    Jan 6, 2009, 01:54 AM

    I presume you would require an external influence? Wind.
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    Jan 6, 2009, 12:27 PM

    Take off your jacket and throw it away - conservation of momentum says that you will slie in the direction opposite to the direction you throw the jacket.
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