Dirtmeister's Science Lab on Levers
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What do a fork, a pair of scissors, and the little handle that flushes your toilet have in common? Well, apart from being common devices found in most modern households, they're all levers, and levers are some of the most important machines going. They've been around for thousands of years. Simply put, levers are machines used to increase force. We call them "simple machines" because they have only two parts the handle and the fulcrum. The handle or bar of the lever is called the "arm" |
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