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Q: What is the fulcrum on a crow bar when you are prying up a nail?
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What are examples of lever and fulcrum?

An example of a lever is a crow bar. The fulcrum would be where the bar touches the ground, that is what the bar is rotating around.


What are examples of when you would use a Crow Bar and when you would use a Flat Pry Bar?

Both are for prying things apart, the flat pry bar is used to make sufficient room to fit the crow bar in place.


Is a bar on a fulcrum a pulley?

yes,a fulcrum needs a bar to lift an object but a pulley does not need a bar


Why is a rigid bar that rests on a fixed point called a fulcrum?

The rigid bar is not called a fulcrum! And, by the same token, why is the bar called a bar?


Why is it easier to remove a nail with a crow bar then pulling it with your hands?

Its the law of the lever, the crowbar grips the nail with nearly immovable objects,it's claws, and at a great distxnce from the nail force is applied to remove the nail


What are parts are of a lever?

Fulcrum and a bar or plank.load fulcrum effortFulcrumthe parts of the lever are resistance,effort and the fulcrum


What are the parts a lever?

Fulcrum and a bar or plank.load fulcrum effortFulcrumthe parts of the lever are resistance,effort and the fulcrum


What is a crow bar used for?

The crow bar has been used in many burglaries but for the most part it is used for general demolition, for removing nails, and prying apart boards. It is also very useful in taking out and removing roof shingles. The prybar is commonly used because it is a tool you must have if you plan on doing any sort of extensive renovation - especially if it requires any sort of ripping-out, tearing-down, or prying-loose objects.


What has a rigid bar that rests on a fulcrum?

wedge


Do the fulcrum is part of the bar which moves or carries the load?

The fulcrum is the part that the bar sits on to form a lever. The output arm is the part that the load sits on.


A bar that is free to pivot about a fixed point is a?

Fulcrum * * * * * The fulcrum is the fixed point. The bar is a lever. Admitedly, it would help if questions were asked properly.


Do carpenters use a tool referred to as a cat's paw?

Yes, it's basically a small nail puller that looks like a mini crow bar.