Why is wax used to increase friction in surfing, but used to decrease friction in skating?

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People put wax on their surfboards to increase the grip they get, yet skateboarders use it to decrease friction on ledges/rails. How can wax be used to both increase and decrease friction?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

I’ve never been surfing but I always thought adding wax to rails, curbs and our skateboards was to increase friction. Skated for a Little over a decade .

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