[Closed] Time for a silly question.

Nope. It would saw through your hand like a cheesewire.

I don't understand this question. Is this chain laid out along the floor or what?

Are you pulling my chain?

Is it on a conveyor belt?

how much does Ton weigh?

What colour is it?

Is this one of those chain messages I’ve heard about?

Yes laid out on the floor.

how much does Ton weigh?

We'll find out on Friday 🙂

Why wouldn't you be able to pull the first chain? Does it not just depend on friction with the ground. In space you could pull it of course

Not sure I understand the question really

What colour is it?

Goldie looking.

I think the OP is saying that he couldn't tug a short fat one so he is wondering if he could tug a long thin one instead.

In space you could pull it of course

You'd still need to be able to impart enough energy "into" it to get it to move, it's mass wouldn't have changed, so it would offer the same resistance to a change in momentum.

Admittedly in a frictionless environment you'd not have to overcome a retarding force but you would move more than it did since you'd offer no retarding force either. If it was already moving you'd not be able to stop it.

Is it African or European?

Instinctive answer probably full of the wrong terminology - the shorter chain will have more static friction, because it exerts more force (weight) over a smaller area therefore the pressure between the ground and the chain is higher. The longer thinner chain weighs the same but that weight is spread out over a much larger area. Therefore it will be easier to move. I think. Probably wrong.

In space you could pull it of course

Pretty lonely up there TBF.

In space you could pull it of course

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Think you are yanking our chain TBH

put the bong down mate.

What stops you pulling something laid out on the floor? Friction with the ground. So if you can overcome the friction with the ground then yes you'd be able to pull it. If it's laid out on a frozen lake then probably fairly easy.

In that situation it would depend on if it's 1 ton's worth of jewellery chain then it would be very long, and not very heavy on the ground so it would probably break before moving. However if it's a short length of chain made out of something super heavy and dense, it might melt the ice just underneath it like a skater's blade and then be easy to pull.

However if it’s a short length of chain made out of something super heavy and dense, it might melt the ice just underneath it like a skater’s blade and then be easy to pull

If it melted the ice it would create indentations and sink into them, offsetting any reduction in friction.

What stops you pulling something laid out on the floor? Friction with the ground. So if you can overcome the friction with the ground then yes you’d be able to pull it. If it’s laid out on a frozen lake then probably fairly easy

Shirley if the ice was slippy enough to allow you to pull a heavy chain, your shoes would slip on the ice so you wouldn't be able to pull the chain

Shirley if the ice was slippy enough to allow you to pull a heavy chain, your shoes would slip on the ice so you wouldn’t be able to pull the chain

Not if you were wearings crampons. And don't call me Shirley.

If it’s laid out on a frozen lake then probably fairly easy.

What if the ice is spinning?