Question

On black Friday two women simultaneously spot a purse that they both want. The two women lunge for the purse and start pulling in opposite directions. Woman A realizes that she is going to lose the purse and recruits the help of her husband, who also starts pulling on the purse. Woman B also realizes that she is gong to lose the purse and recruits the help of her teenage son. The amount of force that they are each able to pull is listed below. Woman A & her husband were wearing tennis shoes and woman B and her son were wearing dress shoes.Who would win the purse and why?

1. Woman A (tennis shoes) = 900N
2. Woman A’s husband (tennis shoes) = 1600N
3. Woman B (dress shoes) = 1000N
4. Woman B’s son (dress shoes) = 1500N

Answer 1

Since the force applied on both sides are same 2500N, there's no chance for anyone to win. But since tennis shoes allows A and her husband to move quickly there is a chance of winning for A.

Running shoes are designed to allow people to run. They have padding to protect the feet when moving forward, and do not have the flexibility that the tennis shoe is designed for. The best tennis shoes allow the player to be able to move quickly from side to side, back and forward and have quick and efficient push offs and more.