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During a friendly sumo competition we discussed the merits of various Lego® wheels for traction power (well... for sumo this is rather pushing power!). Here are the results of a measurement campaign I did afterwards.
More wheels ?

Is it effective to add more wheels to pull more? Solid friction laws says no, and this is clearly demonstrated in the table below.
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