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. But how about
the following then: if I have a spool (with a suitable moment of
inertia) and I pull on the thread at just the right angle, I can get
the spool to roll (starting from rest) even on a frictionless surface
(without slipping), can I not? (Sorry I couldn't resist bringing this
up ;-)
Which is to say, friction is not really required for rolling.