Question

Consider a tug of war between two people who pulls in opposite direction on the end of a rope. By Newton third law of motion the force that A exerts on B is just as great as the force that B exerted on A, so what determines who wins?​

Answer 1

According to Newton's third law, during tug of war the men exert greater force on the ground to get an opposite reaction force against the other team. The greater the force they exert on the ground, more reaction force they can gather to pull the rope.