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Because it'd be too hard to drop it it were sticky!
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The structure of soap molecues is such that, in the presence of water, it tends to build up a thin, liquid-like film at the surface of a solid, which allows objects to glide easily against each other.
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You've probably noticed that soap is only slippery when wet. When water is present, the soap molecules build up a thin, liquid-like, film on the surface of it. Just like the ice in ice skating, a water film is created by melting ice under pressure of the skate. In regions of high pressure, water melts at lower temperatures, so the temperature of the ice beneath you is above the high-pressure freezing point and the ice turns to water. Sorry i kinda got side tracked and answered 2 questions there. :)
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The technical answers deserve your points. Mine is less lofty; So it won't stick to your skin.
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I learned in chemistry class that soap is slippery because it is a base, (like bases and acids) And a characteristic of a base is that it is slippery. Im a dork! I cant believe I remembered that! :)
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