In The World Games outdoor tug of war, two teams of eight– in a test of strength–pull on opposite ends of a rope. The goal is to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of ...

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A tug of war, where each team is pulling equally on the rope, is an example of balanced forces. The rope will have an acceleration of zero under the action of these balanced forces. It will ...