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Why applying a perpendicular force to the direction of motion of a rolling wheel makes it turn?
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This may not be a clever answer, but even you push it over, the wheel's weight rest more on the right side, increasing the friction on the right and decreasing the friction on the left. This alone would cause a wheel to turn.
So, not in a vacuum?
They were referring to friction between the wheel and the ground. Air friction has nothing to do with that.
That's me, reading too fast. Sorry 😅