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Originally Posted by Shaneajanderson
Yep, give me a big enough lever and I'll move the world.
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I saw a big wheeled fulcrum at work the other day that was a good 7 feet long with a 6" claw. So if I weigh 200 pounds and bear down on the end I can lift 2800 pounds albeit only about 4" off the ground.
I always like to explain to the big diesel truck folks, 600 ft-lbs of torque is great, but I can easily put down 600 ft-lbs with a 3 foot bar. I can move that camper up the hill too. The difference is I can only make about 1/4 horsepower and your truck makes 400+, it would take me a year to get up the hill. Without the rate at which the force is applied it doesn't mean much, you need horsepower and torque.