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No. The classic simple machines are:
Lever
Wheel and axle
Pulley
Inclined plane
Wedge
Screw
Using the pen has no mechanical advantage, other than in a ballpoint pen where the roller bearing reduces friction, but is primarily intended to produce an even ink application.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoNone of the classic simple machines are in a ballpoint pen.
It does use the ball bearing to reduce friction. In using the pen, you normally use a lever motion, but there is no mechanical advantage.
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Is a regular pen a simple machine?
no
Why wouldn't a seismograph work if the pen vibrated with the machine?
because if the pen vibrated then the seismograph wouldn't work and it would defeat the purpose. the machine only works if the pen is still. if the pen is still the machine will guide it by the heartbeat lines the pen creates.
How is a ballpoint pen a simple machine?
The ball is a roller bearing. It reduces the friction as the pen point is slid across the paper. Quill pens use a rounded nib, but the ink distribution can be uneven.
Did he have a pen into simple past?
He didn't have a pen.
Is an airplane a simple machine?
An airplane is not a simple machine. A lever is a simple machine. A wheel is a simple machine. Any machine that can be described by a mathematical formula is a simple machine.
What kind of simple machine is a ballpen?
It is a wheel. The ball rolls across the surface, instead of scraping across as a pencil or nib pen would.
Which is a type of simple machine?
A pulley isn't a kind of simple machine, it is a simple machine
Is a knife a compound machine or a simple machine?
simple machine
Is a pulley a simple machine or a complex machine?
simple machine
Is a hammer a simple or compex machine?
Its a simple machine which can crush any complex machine
Is a windmill a simple machine?
yes it is a simple machine... the wind blowing on the wheel and axle makes it a simple machine
Is wheel is a simple machine?
yes , its a simple machine
