Why do things on wheels feel lighter

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Why is it easier to move things on wheels than to carry them? The weight increases after all because of the weight of the wheels.

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Cause the wheels carry that weight while you just shove the mass perpendicular to gravity. When you carry it without wheels, it is the same as shoving a wheeled weight up a wall.

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