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Shearing (physics)

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Things can slide past each other.

Old wooden building about to collapse.jpg
Old wooden building about to collapse.jpg
This can change a shape. It can make a box look tilted. Some things stay tilted like that. It is fun to see how things move. Can you see things sliding?
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Old wooden building about to collapse.jpg

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