Scientifically speaking, with the least friction.
2007-05-11 16:26:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
I don't know about you but i would say ceramic, would you agree?
2007-05-11 16:41:03 · update #1
http://www.xeramic.nl/techno.htm
you seem to be correct.
ceramics
I would have figured glass
2007-05-11 17:04:22 · answer #1 · answered by Mercury 2010 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am thinking it may be the glass that is used in those Fiber Optic Cables .. ... since they are polished so much that the light literally bounces about and is reflected as it travels through the cable A mirrored finish of unimaginable calliper.
2007-05-11 17:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smoothest Object: as in solid material, would probably be "graphite".
Slipperiest object(not a solid mass), "Lanolin" has the lowest co-efficient of friction of any material on earth
2007-05-11 16:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by scarab 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sunlight has zero friction, I believe. That's pretty smooth.
But your teacher might not like that answer. For solids, ice can be pretty slick. Especialy if it's covered with a thin film of water (that's how ice skates work).
2007-05-11 16:47:11 · answer #4 · answered by Richard of Fort Bend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The tiles on the space shuttle are said to have the friction properties of wet ice on wet ice.
2007-05-11 16:40:43 · answer #5 · answered by TychaBrahe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A technique involving two steps of chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) has been developed to produce ultra-smooth metal surfaces with an RMS roughness better than 0.1 nm. This has been achieved with platinum.
2007-05-11 17:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by eric l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil maybe, but it could be water too.
But you asked for an object, not a lubricant, so it could be ice, or just a block of ice.
2007-05-11 16:35:33 · answer #7 · answered by Amy Beware 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
magnetic waves? maybe cause they have maglev trains has no friction (except with air)
2007-05-11 16:35:08 · answer #8 · answered by reformed45 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess a well-polished diamond?
2007-05-11 17:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by Bright Shadow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scientifically speaking, my buttocks
2007-05-11 16:29:11 · answer #10 · answered by songs about spliff 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋