Type 2 Lever/Examples/Nutcracker
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Example of Type $2$ Lever
A nutcracker is an example of a type $2$ lever.
Its fulcrum is the pivot at which the arms meet
The effort is the force applied by the user to the handles
The load is the reaction of the nut against the arms.
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