Why do you slide on the floor with socks, but cling to the surface with shoes?

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Why do you slide on the floor with socks, but cling to the surface with shoes?

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Because friction is caused by stuff sticking or catching on other things. The more it wants to stick, the more friction. Socks tend not to stick to well polished surfaces, whereas rubber-soled shoes like to stick to many types of surfaces, and have wedge-like gripping patterns that help them to adhere to many surfaces and terrains.