Ig Nobel Prize-winning episode: Trip from a slip on a banana peel to the mysterious world of mucus

Slip on a banana peel is not only a gag seed but also a genuinely tribological phenomenon. We measured the frictional coefficient under banana skin on floor material. The measured frictional coefficient was much lower than the value on common materials and similar one on well lubricated surfaces. So...

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Main Authors: K. Mabuchi, R. Sakai, M. Honna, M. Ujihira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-09-01
Series:Biosurface and Biotribology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405451816300253