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Why do rugs placed on carpets appear to move of their own volition? How can a bunch of inert fibres exert the force needed to move my rug 15 centimetres in just two weeks when there is a substantial armchair on it?

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Why do rugs placed on carpets appear to move of their own volition? How can a bunch of inert fibres exert the force needed to move my rug 15 centimetres in just two weeks when there is a substantial armchair on it?

Ann Duncombe, Falkirk, Stirlingshire, UK

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Last edited on: 2010-09-08 17:53:53

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