One ounce is now going to hold five ounces. One ounce is now holding three ounces.Īll right, let’s continue more. Now one ounce is holding two ounces in balance. No? One ounce is holding one ounce in balance. This is the fulcrum, and hopefully I can balance this. Simple machine, for example, a teeter totter. So there’s a price to pay with this mechanical advantage stuff. Compared to a screw, it goes in equally as fine, but what’s the difference? What is a screw, but an incline plane wrapped around a nail? If you have a nail, takes a great force perhaps to pound it into wood. Let me give you another example of an incline plane, a screw. Now what’s the difference between the load moving from here to here? From here to here? (see below)

It takes a lot of work to move this weight straight up. What do those simple machines do? They just simply decrease the force required to move a load. Some of the simple machines, for example, are… While our book selection reflects the leading authorities and most popular texts, as with all publications, recent developments in equipment and practices may not be included.Now, man makes simple machines to create this mechanical advantage. Please Note: CMC recognizes that there are many different techniques in rescue. However, there is no substitute for proper training and time in the field for gaining the skills needed to provide safe and effective emergency assistance.

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