Class 2 Lever: Difference between revisions

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With a Class 2 Lever, the fulcrum is at one end, the effort is at the other end and the load is in the middle.

Common examples of Class 2 Levers include: wheelbarrows, bottle openers, nutcrackers and foot pumps.

Simple Frames and Linkages can be explored using Construction Kits such as those listed below.

More varied models can be constructed using the materials listed at Truss Bridge Models or Stripwood Technology Materials and tools described in Stripwood Technology Tools.

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Viga Wooden Construction Set	Straws and Connectors	Construction Engineering Blocks	K'Nex Education Group Set	Engino STEM Construction Set	Lego Duplo Tech Machines Set	Lego Education Core Set	Meccano Easy Construction Box	Fischertechnik Universal Building Kit

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 With a '''Class 2 Lever''', the '''fulcrum''' is at one end, the '''effort''' is at the other end and the '''load''' is in the middle.
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 Common examples of Class 2 Levers include: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelbarrow wheelbarrows], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottle_opener bottle openers], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutcracker nutcrackers] and foot pumps.
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