Topic: Archimedes Lever
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When did Archimedes make the lever?
Archimedes made the lever sometime between 280bc to210bc. Read More »
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Why is not possible for the Archimedes to move the Earth with the...
For Archimedes to move the Earth with a lever he would need: - a rock to put under the Earth (to act as a fulcrum) - a board/stick long enough & strong enough to lift the Earth - somewhere to stand....he can't stand ON the Earth and move it... Read More »
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Why is Archimedes' lever quote impossible?
He would need a huge amount of leverage to move the earth relative to his strength. Unless he was 500 miles tall (I'm making the number up) he wouldn't be tall enough to reach the lever. Read More »
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all of the above Read More »
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In the 3rd century B.C. Archimedes invented the pulley system and discovered principles that underlie the operation of the lever. According to Plutarch, the invention took place long before 213 BC. The exact date is not known. According to ... Read More »
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he was trying to illastrate that with a lever anything can be moved Read More »
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completely dependent on where the fulcrum is. let's see, the earth is 6*10^24 kg, and you're 100 kg (being generous) making the relative difference 6*10^22 if you use the moon as the fulcrum, (yes, the moon is not nearly massive enough, but... Read More »
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This is a classic comparision of apples and oranges, if not apples to horses. The universe we live in happens to have a law of gravity in which a force on mass equals what you note above. As you also correctly note, there exists a place of ... Read More »
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