5. Conclusion

Following this data application process where sandpaper is used to smoothen out a set surface may be applied to the real world, such as making slides smoother and maybe smoothening out some tiles to make walking easier. The interior of weapon barrels could also be subjected to the same treatment, such that the bullets would encounter less resistive frictional force, perhaps thus allowing the bullets to maintain a straighter arc for longer period of time. The joints or hinges of machinery could also be given the same treatment such that there would be less frictional force encountered, thus the respective parts of the machinery would be subjected to less wear and tear, allowing for longer usage period. Following on how this would impact the community or the world, we found that we would be able to reduce the amount of wear and tear of our belongings. For example, the hinges of our doors become difficult to open once they become rusty. Therefore, perhaps if the metal was to be scrubbed with sandpaper before manafacturing, the amount of friction between the hinges would be decreased, resulting in less wear and tear. Thus would allow people save money on replacements or repairs, thus they have more money to spend elsewhere. We thought of how the surfaces of play slides of amusement parks or water parks could also be scrubbed with sandpaper, resulting in a smoother surface and less jerky movements when sliding down, which would perhaps encourage more people to visit the parks, which would benefit the recreational board largely in turn.

How that sandpaper or other materials can roughen our surfaces instead of smoothening them. Maybe in the eventful future, science would be able to reverse engineer the process such that the sandpaper would roughen the applied surface instead of smoothening it. If so, this process of roughening could be applied to roads in colder areas, or even vehicle tires, or maybe our original experimental idea, used to roughen often slippery surfaces. We have found out that there has been a patent for a device for increasing the amount of friction between the vehicle’s wheels and the road in existence.[Increasing amount of friction between road and wheel](n.d)(Lotveit, 2010)