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#604 Sticky: The Secret Science of Surfaces

Science for the People

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The Importance of Tripology

Tripology was something that got me quite early on, really in the process. And so there is a proper, inverted kama's, proper science around measuring friction,. But i really argue that we humans have been tripologists for longer than we had the name for it. The example that i gave in the book is from a tomb, at a tomb of an egyptian governor. So he wasn't a pharaoh, but he was a very influential governor called jhoti hotep. His tomb is very famous because it has these incredible murals on wall. These mirrols are usually very bright and easy to see. They tell you some secrets. One of the secrets

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