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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 9319148" data-attributes="member: 177">So, what would that look like?Well, animals with legs cannot walk without friction.&nbsp; Most other forms of animal locomotion will also fail.It becomes very difficult to pick up or hold objects.&nbsp; Trees cannot stay rooted in the ground without friction.Objects on any surface that is not concave or perfectly flat will begin to slide until they hit a vertical barrier.Nails won't hold buildings together without friction. Neither will screws or bolts. Welds and rivets will continue to hold.Knots will not hold.&nbsp; Most clothing will fall apart - even if you'd sewn the seams with polyester or nylon, and melted the knots of the seams, the very fibers in the threads will slip past each other, and the fabric disintegrate.Most traditional ways to light a fire will not work without friction.You cannot swallow solid food without friction.Come to think of it, you can't chew solid food without friction either.You cannot speak without friction - air passing by vocal cords will not cause them to vibrate if there is no air friction.So, what sorts of things happen?Most constructed items (those nailed, screwed, tied, or bolted together) fall apart.The various soils of the world basically become fluids, and will flow like water.&nbsp; Dirt runs off the underlying stone surface, largely heading into the basins currently filled with water. Almost all the tension in most of the geologic faults around the world releases at once...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 9319148, member: 177"] So, what would that look like? Well, animals with legs cannot walk without friction. Most other forms of animal locomotion will also fail. It becomes very difficult to pick up or hold objects. Trees cannot stay rooted in the ground without friction. Objects on any surface that is not concave or perfectly flat will begin to slide until they hit a vertical barrier. Nails won't hold buildings together without friction. Neither will screws or bolts. Welds and rivets will continue to hold. Knots will not hold. Most clothing will fall apart - even if you'd sewn the seams with polyester or nylon, and melted the knots of the seams, the very fibers in the threads will slip past each other, and the fabric disintegrate. Most traditional ways to light a fire will not work without friction. You cannot swallow solid food without friction. Come to think of it, you can't chew solid food without friction either. You cannot [I]speak[/I] without friction - air passing by vocal cords will not cause them to vibrate if there is no air friction. So, what sorts of things happen? Most constructed items (those nailed, screwed, tied, or bolted together) fall apart. The various soils of the world basically become [I]fluids[/I], and will flow like water. Dirt runs off the underlying stone surface, largely heading into the basins currently filled with water. Almost all the tension in most of the geologic faults around the world releases at once... [/QUOTE]

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