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When cars have a flat tire, they slip. How? The tire is made of rubber. Yhen how can a car slip?

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When there is no air in the tyre the surface of the tyre becomes smooth, the grooves present in the tyre become flat. That is why the tyre slips as the friction between the surfaces is reduced.

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