The Surprisingly Cool Physics of Pushing a Block Against a Wall

This is a cooler physics problem than I initially realized. It goes something like this. A block has a mass of 1 kg and is placed on a vertical wall such that the coefficient of static friction is 0.5. With what magnitude force do you need to push on the block perpendicular to the wall …

Continue reading “The Surprisingly Cool Physics of Pushing a Block Against a Wall”