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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: How is silicone both a lubricant and a non-slip/sticky thing?

Edit: please explain like I am actually five.
gpt
Think Silicone as sand. It helps you glide things over easily if it isn’t glued down. If it is glued down, it act as a friction substance.

Silicone in liquid is lubricant and silicone in solid is non-slip.