Question

You are stuck in the middle of a frozen pond. The ice is completely frictionless. None of your clothing, including your shoes, has enough “grip” (i.e. m = 0) on the ice to be used as a means for you to take advantage of frictional forces as you are so accustomed. Your car is parked just 50 yards away at the edge of the pond. How would you get off the pond before you turn into a Popsicle? Be sure to discuss the physics principles used in your plan.

Answer 1

Since there is no friction you will not be able to walk. You need to throw some object for example your shoe in direction opposite of the direction in which you want to move. Due to conservation of momentum you will be able to move in required direction