And the maximum static friction is just equal to the coefficient of (static friction) x (the normal force) -- so, plugging in the numbers, we find that it's 169.91 Newtons.

More information: Toshiki Watanabe et al, Viscoelastic toy model explaining the static friction paradox in stick-slip instability without friction laws, Physical Review E (2025). DOI: 10.1103/dn4g ...

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The sliding system does not employ static friction, the researchers said, but rather creates two slip states: slow-slip and fast-slip. "This toy model provides a purely mechanical explanation for ...