Friday, January 17, 2014

Torque -- Ch. 8 Resource

We've all been on a see-saw. Well, I hope so. If you haven't, they are fun but dangerous park additions that require 2 people: one on each end. Here's a picture to clear things up.


One person sits on the left end, and another on the right. But if they're masses are not equal, the lever won't be even. The website I found embedded below provides an easy example of torque and how we find it in everyday life. 

Torque = "the product of the rotational force exerted at right angles on the lever, times the distance between the point of force and the fulcrum" (dsc.discovery.com).

  • (Torque = force x distance from axis)

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/about-this-show/physics-of-seesaws.htm


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3 comments:

  1. Kaylee PiersonJanuary 19, 2014 at 10:31 AM

    I really like this post on torque. It's helpful because it explains toque involving both force and the lever arm which you show in the see-saw picture. One thing that you could do is make sure that the video is embedded instead of the link, other than that, your blog post is both clear and interesting. Great job!

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  2. Jasira SwintonJanuary 19, 2014 at 1:06 PM

    I enjoyed your post on torque. It was helpful because it explains torque using an example I understand as a 90's baby using the see- saw/ "teeter totter". I agree with Kaylee on your use of providing a source it would both look better and be easier as a viewer if you embed the link instead.

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  3. Kenna SloanJanuary 19, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    The video could not be embedded! :( But thank you for the feedback, both of you!

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