Free to move

This video is about friction: the resistance generated when one solid surface slides in contact with another. It is also about how we reduce the forces of friction by lubrication and how lubrication controls wear, to lengthen the life of the moving parts of machinery.

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Credits

production company

Shell

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1983

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

310302

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Lubrication and Lubricants

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Friction

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Friction

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Lubrication and Lubricants

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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United Kingdom, 1983

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