Question
Imagine that an object is falling through a long straight glass tube held vertical; air has been removed completely from the tube. The object does not touch the walls of the tube. Will the object experience any force of friction?
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Answer
No, the object will not experience any frictional force because to experience the force of friction, two surfaces must be there and there is only one surface in this case.
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