Why are your hands slippery when dry, get “grippy” when they get a little bit wet, then slippery again if very wet?

Question

Why are your hands slippery when dry, get “grippy” when they get a little bit wet, then slippery again if very wet?

In: Physics

Answer 1

No ones hands are “slippery when dry.”

What are you talking about?

We literally chalk our hands before lifting heavy weights or doing bar work to get them as dry and abrasive as possible to maximize friction so we don’t slip.

People this thread are weird