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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: bar room physicist Subject: Physics question: why does water (a lubricant) cause blisters? Body: Why is it that when your socks get wet, e.g. running in the rain, you tend to get blisters, which are caused by increased friction, right? More generally why is water in some cases act as a lubricant (e.g. trying to stop your car on a wet road) and in other case an anti-lube (e.g. wetting your thumb in order to better thumb thru some papers (or some money). Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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