The viral wall friction trick is taking over social media. From pencils to full-sized chairs, content creators are testing a wide range of objects to see if the trick works.
Wall friction content began trending across social media platforms in early December 2025 as creators reacted to the trick in astonishment while decorating their walls with unexpected art.
TikTok tutorials instruct wall friction explorers to push the flat side of an object up against a wall, and thanks to wall friction, it should stick.
According to an explainer video from YouTube, friction results when the object’s flat surface is pressed firmly up against a wall, creating heat that warms and softens the wall’s surface layer enough to create a weak, temporary seal that holds the object up on the wall.
Commenters reacting to the wall friction trick think it’s a prank until they try it themselves. Despite the obvious thrill of seeing a pencil stuck to the wall, some complained that experimenting with wall friction damaged their paint job.
“Modern Art,” commented @shesautomatic. @boredandinheat agreed, “It’s beautiful 🥹.”
What else can I stick to my walls?
Wall friction pro @boredandinheat racked up 13.4 million views with a video demonstrating how she stuck a small bottle of lotion, a chocolate bar, and a large carton of Goldfish crackers to a wall.
@boredandinheat Scuffed my walls a little bit w this one but.. can’t stop won’t stop #friction #wallfrictiontrick #science #fyp ♬ Tchaikovsky “Dance of the Reed Flutes”(1257471) – kzy
As a grand finale, the TikTok creator stuck a child-sized wooden chair to the wall. “Scuffed my walls a little bit with this one, but.. can’t stop won’t stop,” read the post’s caption.
“I can’t believe that it worked. This cracked me up so much,” wrote user @willow alongside a photo of their own experiment.
“If you’re my landlord, keep scrolling.”
TikToker @andreamarie429 got pencils and a plastic tape dispenser to stick to her wall after learning the trick. “What did you do tonight?” she asked in the post’s caption.
@andreamarie429 What did you do tonight bc I lost some of my security deposit 😍 thx wall friction err whatever #fyp ♬ Tchaikovsky “Dance of the Reed Flutes”(1257471) – kzy
“Because I lost some of my security deposit,” it continues.
“Great, Andrea, now I’m not getting my deposit either,” writes a commenter.
“POV: You’re in your 30s and just discovered wall friction”
“We have so many things stuck to my wall right now,” wrote @carleybrk in the caption of a wall friction video with 2.3 million views on TikTok.
@carleybrk thank you for this information @Jen ꨄ︎, we have so many things stuck on the wall rn #fyp #friction #scienceismagic #christmasvillage ♬ Tchaikovsky “Dance of the Reed Flutes”(1257471) – kzy
“I feel like you’re gaslighting me.”
“If I get up, and risk another mark on the wall and this doesn’t work…. 😂.”
““I’m not this gullible I’m not this gullible I’m not this gullible….”
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