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When a firefighter slides down a pole his mechanical energy is transformed into thermal energy because of

When a firefighter slides down a pole his mechanical energy is transformed into thermal energy because of
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When a firefighter slides down a pole his mechanical energy is transformed into thermal energy because of

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His hands being on the pole creates the thermal energy because of the friction being made by sliding down the pole.
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His hands being on the pole creates the thermal energy because of the friction being made by sliding down the pole.
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