Assuming the woman is standing on one heel, she is exerting a pressure equal to her weight (150 pounds) distributed over the surface area of the heel in contact with the floor. The exact pressure would depend on the size and shape of the heel and how it interacts with the floor surface.
Yes, someone wearing high heels may exert more pressure because the weight is concentrated on a smaller surface area compared to Wellington boots, which distribute the weight more evenly. This can result in higher pressure on the ground.
High heels concentrate a person's weight onto a small area, increasing the pressure on the floor compared to flat shoes. The narrow point of contact creates a higher force per unit area, making it feel like there is more pressure on the floor.
The leg wearing high heels would exert more pressure on the ground due to the smaller surface area in contact with the ground compared to the leg wearing sleepers. This pressure is distributed over a smaller area, increasing the force exerted on the ground.
I would think that the woman in high heels would exert more pressure per square inch. All that 50 kg of weight is concentrated onto the small heels of the high heels, whereas with the boots it's spread out around the area of the boots, which significantly lowers the pressure. Put another way, if you go out and try to walk on extremely crunchy snow with the boots, they act like a pair of liferafts on water, in a sense, or at least for a second or two. With the heels, they sink right through the snow.
I would think that the woman in high heels would exert more pressure per square inch. All that 50 kg of weight is concentrated onto the small heels of the high heels, whereas with the boots it's spread out around the area of the boots, which significantly lowers the pressure. Put another way, if you go out and try to walk on extremely crunchy snow with the boots, they act like a pair of liferafts on water, in a sense, or at least for a second or two. With the heels, they sink right through the snow.
Yes, someone wearing high heels may exert more pressure because the weight is concentrated on a smaller surface area compared to Wellington boots, which distribute the weight more evenly. This can result in higher pressure on the ground.
High heels concentrate a person's weight onto a small area, increasing the pressure on the floor compared to flat shoes. The narrow point of contact creates a higher force per unit area, making it feel like there is more pressure on the floor.
The leg wearing high heels would exert more pressure on the ground due to the smaller surface area in contact with the ground compared to the leg wearing sleepers. This pressure is distributed over a smaller area, increasing the force exerted on the ground.
I would think that the woman in high heels would exert more pressure per square inch. All that 50 kg of weight is concentrated onto the small heels of the high heels, whereas with the boots it's spread out around the area of the boots, which significantly lowers the pressure. Put another way, if you go out and try to walk on extremely crunchy snow with the boots, they act like a pair of liferafts on water, in a sense, or at least for a second or two. With the heels, they sink right through the snow.
I would think that the woman in high heels would exert more pressure per square inch. All that 50 kg of weight is concentrated onto the small heels of the high heels, whereas with the boots it's spread out around the area of the boots, which significantly lowers the pressure. Put another way, if you go out and try to walk on extremely crunchy snow with the boots, they act like a pair of liferafts on water, in a sense, or at least for a second or two. With the heels, they sink right through the snow.
They both exert the same amount of force theoretically, it's just that the force exerted on the floor by the high-heel spike is more concentrated. High heel - less surface area, more concentrated force. Work boot - more surface area, less concentrated force.
High heels have a small surface area that concentrates the wearer's body weight on a tiny area, creating more pressure per square inch on the dance floor compared to an elephant's foot, which has a larger surface area that distributes its weight more evenly.
High Heels
This is not answerable without more information. You would need to know the weight of the woman and the surface area of her heels, plus the total weight of the Empire State Building and its base area. It is conceivable that a woman in stilleto heels could exert more pressure per square inch than the building, but it takes real numbers and conditions to determine that. A 1/4" wide stilleto heel will exert 16 times as much pressure as a 1" heel, so the dimensions are important.
If she is wearing stilleto heels and all of her weight is concentrated on the small area of the heel, then the pressure per square inch can be very great. The elephant's weight is distributed over 4 feet and a much larger area (Elephants have huge feet).
High heels. The downward force in both cases is the weight of the woman. However, in high heels, the force acts on a relatively small area whereas with work boots the area is larger. As a result, the pressure is greater with high heels.Estimates suggest that a woman of average average mass, wearing stiletto heels with an area of 1 cm^2, will exert more than 10 times the pressure exerted by a 4 ton elephant standing on one foot.
Yes, since the stiletto heels are smaller they can create marks on the floors due to the pressure in the heel.