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I think they only have one, the pivot point where the two blades are joined.
Mechanically, scissors are a first-class double-lever with the pivot acting as the fulcrum.
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How much does a pair of scissors weigh?
The weight of a pair of scissors depends on many variables. However, a pair of seamstress shears weigh approximately four ounces. A pair of child's scissors weight about one ounce.
The wheels are fulcrums what is the load and the lever?
The wheels are fulcrums what is the load and the lever
Which of these actions are examples of levers 1 A batter hitting a baseball 2 A wheel barrow carrying a load of bricks 3 A pair of scissors cutting a newspaper?
The scissors - the two halves of the scissors pivot around a fixed point (fulcrum).
Can a lever have two fulcrums?
I'm not sure in what sense that could be called a single lever...
Do all machines need to have a simple machine in them?
Every compound machine is made up of multiple simple machines, such as a pair of scissors, which has two levers and two wedges.
What is the following pair for knife?
Could it be scissors? Scissors are two (pair of) cutting blades pivoted (joined) together.
Is scissors plural or singular?
Scissors is a word that has no singular form. They are always plural.
How many hands does a pair of scissors have?
it has two circular hands
What is the pronoun for a pair of scissors?
There are no pronouns for a pair of scissors. Try 'I was trying to cut the card with scissors, but it was too tough for them'. In that sentence 'them' is a pronoun for scissors.
What did he supposedly do with a pair of scissors?
He supposedly used a pair of scissors to cut his hair.
What type of machine are scissors?
Scissors are a simple machine. A simple machine makes work easier to do. (not hard work) What type of simple machine are they? They are a lever. Levers have fulcrums or pivot points. The pivot point of the scissors are the crossing section.
What is the plural of scissorses?
Scissors is actually singular and plural. It is all in how you say it. As an example: I have a pair of scissors. I have 5 pair of scissors.
Is scissors a common noun?
The noun scissors is both the plural and singular form. The noun scissors belongs to a group of nouns that are words for things that require two parts to make the whole. The noun scissors is a shortened for for a 'pair of scissors'. The plural form is 'pairs of scissors.
Where are the input force and output force on a pair of scissors?
The input force or the effort on a pair of scissors would be the force applied by your hands on the handles. The output force or load would be the blades of the pair of scissors.
Which economist compared demand and supply to two blades of a pair of scissors?
Alfred marshall
What is the plural of scissors?
The noun scissors is both the plural and singular form. The noun scissors belongs to a group of nouns that are words for things that require two parts to make the whole. The noun scissors is a shortened for for a 'pair of scissors'. The plural form is 'pairs of scissors.
If an axe head is a wedge are scissors a pair of wedges?
The blades of the scissors are a pair of wedges in a cross shape which pivot
