Type 1 Lever/Examples/Scissors

Example of Type $1$ Lever

A pair of scissors is an example of a type $1$ lever.

Its fulcrum is the pivot.

The effort is the force applied by the user to the handles.

The load is the reactive force applied by whatever is being cut at the point of contact of the blades.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): lever
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): lever