What is the basic rule for the order or lever systems?
F L E
1 2 3
F stands for
Fulcrum, meaning the pivot point
L stands for?
Load. The thing you’re trying to move
E stands for?
Effort, the muscle or point at which the thing causing the movement is
2nd order lever system would go like?
Fulcrum first π₯
Load π₯
Effort π₯
1st order lever system would look like?
Load first π₯
Fulcrum π₯
Effort last π₯
3rd order lever system would look like what?
Fulcrum first π₯
Effort π₯
Load last π₯
What order lever system would a man pushing a wheelbarrow full of sand be?
2nd order