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Tribology: it's a funny-sounding word you might not have heard before, but it could change how you see and interact with the physical world, says mechanical engineer Jennifer Vail. Offering lessons from tribology — the study of friction and wear — Vail describes the surprisingly varied ways it impacts everyday life and how it could help us make a better world.
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Friction can be dangerous! I’ve started more fires from dry-humping….
Yeah i’ve seen people light matchsticks on their fly (buuut you might want to avoid making that comparison). Btw, you can buy fire retardant pillows ya know… 😉
@Tim Apple *lol*
Flame retardant..is that code for.. NERD..
Tribology aye, so thats what the kids are calling it these days.
Can we lubricate people to alleviate friction between them as well? That would be great
*_Thanks for having english subtitles or captions_*
I know yeah, i’m English and can only understand two thirds of what she is saying. Where is here accent from?
amazing content
When I see you I think about rubbing. Friction can be sexy.
Hunh. I would’ve thunk that Tribology had something to do with explaining white kids rockin’ dreads.
…the last time I heard that word was in College… lol Tribology, I’ve forgotten the term…
you seem to be having fun talking about it…tuff subject matter to sale…
Everybody gangsta till the friction starts frictioning
TED? Every one can talk TED?
Wow. I never thought this morning that I’d wake up and listen to someone talking about friction and brushing cats teeth. I bet this woman is a hilarious at dinner parties! Well at least her kids will have plenty of stories to encourage them to sleep because I’m pretty much there now already.
Idk I have had amazing shower thoughts but never thought that
Without friction we cannot musterbate
Finally, a real TED talk for once in a while!
Friction is when you’re with someone really amazing and you and him/her have good chemistry and he/she expects you to be “friends” with his/her long list of exes because he/she still is
This talk rubbed me up the wrong way for some reason
no…
Evolution : “LOL”
i would like to see some movies out of the “Science Friction” Genre.
Futurama was about Sci-Fri