Simple Machines (engineering)

Inclined planes and wedges are both forms of inclined planes.

The lever. Wheels work the same way that a lever does in that a wheel is like the outer end of the lever...

Tin snips are similar to scissors - they are a combination of two wedges (the blades) and two levers (each blade and the handle it connects to) joined at a fulcrum (the hinge.)
There are many types of simple machines. Tin snips would be a first class lever, as the fulcrum(pivot) is in the middle.

A shovel is a lever. it has a handle, and one hand sets a fulcrum with the load set opposite the hand that is not the fulcrum. It might be argued that the leading edge of the shovel is a wedge making your shovel a compound machine, but that's cutting things fine.

A screwdriver is an example of a wheel and axle.

An axe is an example of a wedge.

Scissors are an example of a lever.

A ramp is an example of an inclined plane.

A faucet is an example of a screw.

A flag pole is an example of a pulley.

The main cutter or the clip is third class and the handle is of second class.

The axe head is a wedge, which is really two inclined planes. The handle is a lever with the fulcrum at the base, load at the end (the head) and force somewhere in between depending on where you place you're hands.

Yes.

There is no one simple machine that is a can opener. A can opener is a combination of simple machines:

1. Wedge,

2. Lever,

3. Wheel and axle.

Quarrying

Many of the workers were involved with stonework. Without the use of jackhammers or drills, these talented specialists separated stone blocks from the earth with amazing patience. Since stone can hold under intense forces, the stones were broken by pushing them apart. Stoneworkers would, with iron or copper chisels, hammer out a chunk of rock and insert a wooden wedge in the crack. When the wood was wetted, it would expand and, if the wood was properly placed, it would break off a desirable chunk of stone.

Transport and the Inclined Plane

The Egyptians were no strangers to the transport of stone, and no doubt they found out quickly that barges were far more efficient than dragging them with human power. The quarries had a causeway, leading to the loading harbours on the Nile. The barges and their precious stone cargo were boated down the Nile River to another harbour close to the current pyramid project.

After their journey down the Nile, the stone blocks were offloaded from their barges onto a ramp built right up to the dock. This ramp, with a slope as little as 1 in 3,000 led all the way up to the pyramid. The ramp was made mostly of mud bricks .The construction of the Great Pyramids' ramp took ten years - one-third of the time it took to complete the entire project. As the pyramid grew, so did the necessity for a higher ramp, and dirt or bricks could simply be piled on top of the existing one to reach the new height of the pyramid.

Humans were the basic source of labour for these efforts. Stones would be moved onto sleds to make this long journey to the pyramid. As few as 70 or as many as 1400 men are necessary to pull a rock forward. Mosaics have shown liquid being poured on or under the rudders, because not only was friction a problem, but also the wooden rudders were catching on fireu8u! These liquids could have been oil or grease to act as a friction stopper, or milk or water to act as a flame stopper. Regardless, we know that Egyptians understood the fundamental concept of friction and sought to lower the sled's friction.

The Egyptians used animals eg. oxen to pull the stone blocks.

The purpose of a simple machine is to facilitate or make whatever job you are doing easier. For Ex. A stapler uses a lever. Which is easier forcing a staple with your fingers or just pushing a piece of plastic.

brainteasers

1 - You need to make sure that the cutting blade is taut.

2 - The cutting blade should be close to the workpiece.

3 - piece of work should be taut.

4 - the round cutting blade is adjustable.

Lots pf things

rotary engine on a propeller powered plane

An Archimedes' screw is a screw which, when twisted inside a cylinder, raises water from a lower level to a higher level, allowing irrigation of fields.

Not the whole part of the bike but the pedals are levers a kind of simple machine it uses the levers to apply force to the sprocket sprocket is a wheel and axle ,another simple machine,that uses gears to move the chain.

The machines that manufacture semiconductors for Intel are primarily produced by companies like ASML, Applied Materials, and Lam Research. ASML is renowned for its photolithography equipment, particularly extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines essential for advanced semiconductor fabrication. Applied Materials and Lam Research provide various equipment and materials used in the semiconductor manufacturing process, including deposition, etching, and inspection tools. Together, these companies play a crucial role in the semiconductor supply chain.

They used shovels

Lever because of F.R.E

A Paper Weight

A Griddle (bricks can get pretty hot)

A Condom (drill a hole through one, insert)

A Stoning Device (although this may seem barbaric, some countries still use stoning, especially public stoning, as a punishment)

Boyfriend/Girlfriend (draw some lips on it and your set, what else could you possibly need from a relationship besides someone to make love to?)

Experience:

I am majoring in physics at UPenn (it's an Ivy League, not the state school)

Inclined plane. Otherwise known as a wedge.

Levers (the two blades) and wedges (the blade edges).