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slimjim | 14:42 Thu 13th Mar 2003 | How it Works
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If I could make a long enough lever out something that wouldn't flex much, what is the greatest weight that I could lift using it? Has anyone done something like this before? Is there a record for the heaviest amount lifted by a human being using a lever?
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In theory there is no limit, providing that the fulcrum would support the weight and as you say the material didn't flex or yield.
16:49 Thu 13th Mar 2003
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It depends on the length and thickness of the lever and the position of the pivot
17:03 Thu 13th Mar 2003
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"Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I will move the earth." Archimedes
09:00 Fri 14th Mar 2003

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