Mathematicians Explain Sports: Skiing
Skiing: minimize your coefficient of kinetic friction. Why? It's axiomatic.
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Skiing: "You're going down an icy mountain. Your goal is to minimize your coefficient of kinetic friction." "Um… why?" "Don't ask. It's axiomatic."