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The hammer talked to the nail.
Depending on what you are using the hammer for. If the hammer is been used to pull up a nail then yes but if its been used to hammer in a nail then no. For something to be a lever it must have a fulcrum which the curve on the hammer works as as you try to pull out a nail.
You are using a lever when you pull a nail with a hammer or bar.
a hammer
I will strike the nail with the hammer. I strike the nail with the hammer. I struck the nail with the hammer. I have struck the nail with the hammer.
hammer - nail screwdriver - screw
The kinetic energy transfers from the hammer to the nail. The molecules inside the nail move rapidly and create heat.
The hammer or crowbar is applying force to extract the nail, and is opposed by the friction between the board and the outside surface of the nail.
The force of the hammer is much greater than the force of the nail. Gravity pulls down the hammer, hits the nail, and the nail forces up, but the force of gravity wins over the force pulling on the nail.
a hammer
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nail forcing the hammer